Successful intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for steroid-resistant eosinophilic enteritis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Authors: Ciccia, F; Giardina, A; Alessi, N; Rodolico, V; Galia, M; Ferrante, A; Triolo, G
- Publication year: 2011
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Sistemic Lupus Erythematosus
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/65579
Abstract
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of EG therapy. Although rare, steroid-resistant EG could be a life-threatening condition with tissue destructive evolution. Associations of eosinophilic gastroenteritis with systemic lupus erythematosus have rarely been reported. In this report we describe a case of successful IVIG treatment in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and steroid-refractory eosinophilic gastroenteritis.