Eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract in children
J. Z. Jona, R. P. Belin and J. A. Burke
Three children had eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract.
This entity has two forms--diffuse and circumscribed. The diffuse lesion is
confined mainly to the gastric antrum. Surgical resection of this form is
seldom necessary. Involvement of the appendix with this form has not been
previously described. The polypoid lesion, which may arise in any segment
of the gastrointestinal tract, commonly produces secondary gastrointestinal
symptoms and is amenable to local surgical excision.
