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ArticleCureus2020

Eosinophilic Ascites: A Rare Case Report With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges.

Sujata Devi, Nilanjan Kar, Debananda Sahoo, Anupam Dey, Dhriti Sundar Das

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujata DeviInternal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.
Nilanjan KarInternal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.
Debananda SahooInternal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.
Anupam DeyGeneral Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.
Dhriti Sundar DasGeneral Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic ascites is a manifestation of serosal eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease. We present a 44-year-old male with low serum ascites albumin gradient with high eosinophil count and contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen showing circumferential wall thickening of the esophagus, mid to distal ileal loops, and ascending colon. The patient was managed with tablet prednisolone 20 mg twice daily for two weeks, then gradual tapering over one month. The patient responded to treatment. Awareness of the condition, timely diagnosis, and early treatment carries excellent responses.

Indexed as

eosinophilic asciteseosinophilic colitiseosinophilic esophagitiseosinophilic gastroenteritiseosinophilic gastrointestinal disease

Identifiers

PMID33304695
PMCPMC7720916
OpenAlexW3096783655

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