An 8-year-old boy complains of RLQ abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite and weight loss for 6 months. Past medical history includes allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis and skin prick testing positive for house dust mite (2 years ago).
What would you next?
Read the rest of the case here: Right Lower Quadrant Pain due to Eosinophilc Eosophagitis from AllergyCases.org.
"Multi-ring esophagus" in eosinophilic esophagitis (left), infiltration of eosinophils (right). Source: Wikipedia.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis, mind map diagram. See more Mind Map Diagrams in Allergy and Immunology at AllergyCases.org.
What would you next?
Read the rest of the case here: Right Lower Quadrant Pain due to Eosinophilc Eosophagitis from AllergyCases.org.
"Multi-ring esophagus" in eosinophilic esophagitis (left), infiltration of eosinophils (right). Source: Wikipedia.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis, mind map diagram. See more Mind Map Diagrams in Allergy and Immunology at AllergyCases.org.