Eosinophilic gastroenteritis or eosinophilic chloroma?

Acta Haematol. 2004;112(3):164-6. doi: 10.1159/000079729.

Abstract

Granulocytic sarcoma of the small intestine preceding or as the presenting feature of acute myelogenous leukemia with chromosome 16 abnormalities has been observed in at least 4 patients. We report the case of a patient initially diagnosed with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, responding to corticosteroid treatment for 21 months and eventually transforming into an acute myelogenous leukemia with eosinophilia (M4Eo variant).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
  • Eosinophilia / complications*
  • Eosinophilia / drug therapy
  • Gastroenteritis / complications*
  • Gastroenteritis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / complications*
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / genetics

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones