Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology

Case Conference

Case prepared by: Baishali Bhattacharya, MD, MPH GI Pathology Fellow Attending: Elizabeth Montgomery, M.D.   Case 1

Clinical History:	Patient is a 31-year-old female with history of asthma, aspirin allergy, allergic sinusitis and rhinitis who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and 15 pound weight loss. Peripheral blood counts revealed 40% eosinophils. Biopsies of the mid esophagus and duodenum are shown.
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Choose the correct diagnosis:
	a. Reflux esophagitis
	b. Worm infestation
	c. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
	d. Hypereosinophilic syndrome
	e. Histiocytosis X

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