Yaacoub A Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
spinal interventions,, Infections
Rambam Campus, Affiliated to Ruth and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Rambam Campus, Affiliated to Ruth and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel Taking that point in consideration during eosinophilia work up leads to earlier diagnosis and prevent unnecessary invasive and expensive diagnostic procedures.Eosinophilia; Crohn’s disease; Colonoscopy
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Matar K, Helal A, Yaacoub A and Mari A
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a disorder of multifactorial etiology characterized by trans-mural inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. CD may involve the entire gastrointestinal tract and causes extra-intestinal manifestations. Eosinophils are granulocytic leukocytes that play a key role in mucosal innate host defense and play role in the pathogenesis chronic inflammatory mucosal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) We are reporting a case of Crohn’s disease associated with marked peripheral eosinophilia. A 25-year old, asymptomatic male patient referred from hematology clinic to our gastroenterology clinic, in the European Gaza Hospital, for diagnostic work-up for his marked peripheral eosinophilia. Extensive Hematologic workup ... view moreĀ»