Tumoral Obstruction of the Third Portion of the Duodenum and Eosinophilic Ascites in a Patient with Cryptogenic Cirrhosis (Case Report)

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease characterized by focal or diffuse eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal system. The clinical presentation is depend on the involved area of the gastrointestinal tract and the extension in the layers. We reported a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in the setting of cryptogenic cirrhosis which initially appeared as a tumoral obstruction of the 3rd portion of duodenum which is relieved by surgical bypass and two years later presented as eosinophilic ascitis. The patient was treated with corticosteroid with full absorption of ascitis