Abstract
Previously described treatments used for eosinophilic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract have included dietary restrictions primarily of cow milk protein, anti-inflammatory therapy utilizing suplatast, budesonide and corticosteroids, cromolyn sodium, anti-histamines and oral inhalable steroids. We describe a 12-year-old girl with diarrhea and malabsorption, who was later diagnosed to have eosinophilic gastroenteritis, was unresponsive to standard therapies, but exhibited marked improvement with use of montelukast.
MeSH terms
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Acetates / therapeutic use*
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Child
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Cyclopropanes
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diarrhea / diagnosis
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Enteritis / complications
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Enteritis / diagnosis
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Enteritis / drug therapy
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Eosinophilia / complications
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Eosinophilia / diagnosis
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Eosinophilia / drug therapy
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Female
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Gastritis / complications
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Gastritis / diagnosis
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Gastritis / drug therapy
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Humans
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Leukotriene Antagonists / therapeutic use*
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Malabsorption Syndromes / diagnosis
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Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology
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Quinolines / therapeutic use*
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Sulfides
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Acetates
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Cyclopropanes
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Leukotriene Antagonists
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Quinolines
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Sulfides
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montelukast