eosinophilic gastritis

eosinophilic gastritis
a rare type of chronic gastritis in which there is considerable edema with heavy infiltration of all coats of the wall of the pyloric antrum by eosinophils. The cause is unknown; in some patients it may be linked to an allergic condition, while others may have parasites in the stomach.

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