eosinophilic gastroenteritis
Findings
No curated finding names eosinophilic gastroenteritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare benign gastrointestinal disease characterized by the presence of abnormal and nonspecific gastro-intestinal (GI) manifestations, associated with an eosinophilic infiltration of the GI tract, which can affect several segments and involve several layers within the GI wall.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016129), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
21 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Increased total eosinophil countHPOHP:0001880
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abdominal painHPOHP:0002027
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractHPOHP:0011024
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Allergic rhinitisHPOHP:0003193
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AnemiaHPOHP:0001903
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DiarrheaHPOHP:0002014
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentrationHPOHP:0011227
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HypoalbuminemiaHPOHP:0003073
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Increased total leukocyte countHPOHP:0001974
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MalabsorptionHPOHP:0002024
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- SteatorrheaHPOHP:0002570
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- VomitingHPOHP:0002013
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AscitesHPOHP:0001541
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- AsthmaHPOHP:0002099
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Atopic dermatitisHPOHP:0001047
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- EdemaHPOHP:0000969
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateHPOHP:0003565
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- Also called
- EGEeosinophilic enteritiseosinophilic gastroenterocolitis