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05 October 2021: Articles

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Causing Small Bowel Diverticulosis and Volvulus: A Case Report

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Rebecca Barr A* , Carl Freeman E , John Culhane A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933180

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933180

Figure 3. Microscopically, the diverticula show a lack of muscularis propria. There is not prominent crypt loss or crypt destruction; however, there are eosinophils infiltrating the epithelium, deep mucosa, submucosa, and muscularis propria, as described in cases of eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923