Eosinophilic gastroenteritis treated with non-enteric-coated budesonide tablets.
Tan, Adriaan C. I. T. L.; Kruimel, Johanna W.; Naber, Ton H. J.
[Report] European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 13(4):425-427, April 2001.

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A patient who presented with upper abdominal pain, nausea and ascites together with peripheral eosinophilia is described. Based on a surgical full-thickness biopsy of the antrum, the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis was made. Treatment with prednisone resulted in a clinical response, but the prednisone dose could not be lowered below 5 mg. We preferred to treat the patient with corticosteroids with minimal systemic side effects. As there was gastric involvement, we could not give enteric-coated budesonide capsules. Therefore, we treated the patient with budesonide tablets, which were designed originally for use as a clysma but now are given orally. With this treatment regimen, the patient has been in remission for more than 2 years.

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