Table 2 Clinical symptoms and eosinophil counts in eosinophilic colitis patients
Total (n = 14) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Before diet | After diet | ||
Gastrointestinal symptoms | 0.001 | ||
Rectorrhagia | 14 (100.0) | 3 (21.4%) | |
Abdominal pain | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4%) | |
Diarrhea | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6%) | |
Peripheral eosinophilia | 3 (21.4) | 0 (0%) | |
Protein-losing enteropathy | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0%) | |
Inadequate weight gain | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0%) | |
Segments of colon (eosinophil counts in pathology) | 0.001 | ||
Rectum | 39.6 ± 8.1 | 20.1 ± 8.4 | |
Sigmoid | 48.2 ± 12.2 | 24.7 ± 11.8 | |
Ascending | 53.6 ± 17.1 | 29.9 ± 16.8 | |
Transverse | 56.8 ± 22.6 | 30.5 ± 20.7 | |
Descending | 64.4 ± 34.3 | 34.7 ± 22.4 | |
Cecum | 72.1 ± 34.6 | 40.0 ± 23.3 | |
Average number of segments | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 0.001 |
Fecal calprotectin | 448.0 ± 153.1 | 201.9 ± 186.1 | 0.001 |