Abstract
A 62-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever and diarrhea 20 days after hepatectomy due to metastasis of colon cancer. Laboratory data indicated elevated WBC (40,840/μl) and eosinophilia (20.0%), and CT scan showed ascites around liver, spleen, intestine. Colonoscopy showed edema and punctate reddening of mucosa especiaaly in the descending colon. Biopsy of colon wall showed eosinophilic infiltration in colon crypt. Under a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis, symptoms improved rapidly by administration of steroid. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a relatively rare disease, which characterizes inflammation with eosinophilic infiltration into the gastrointestinal wall. This disease occurs various symptoms for example diarrhea, fever, ascites. We report a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis caused by operation.
