Authors: | Schnedl, Wolfgang J. Reittner, Pia Enko, Dietmar Mangge, Harald |
Title: | Food malabsorption/intolerance complaints triggered by primary epiploic appendagitis |
Language (ISO): | en |
Abstract: | Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is an uncommon and self-limiting cause of acute or subacute abdominal complaints. The diagnosis of PEA, with its characteristic appearance, is made with computed tomography (CT). This report describes a patient seven months after a CT-confirmed diagnosis of PEA. Because of persistent and recurring, functional, non-specific abdominal complaints, food intolerance/malabsorption was investigated. Fructose malabsorption combined with histamine intolerance was found. A registered dietician helped develop an individually-tailored diet to address the problem. Within four days of beginning the fructose-free and histamine-reduced diet, the patient’s complaints resolved. In conclusion, abdominal symptoms caused by fructose malabsorption and histamine intolerance may have been triggered by PAE in this patient. |
Subject Headings: | Primary epiploic appendagitis Computed tomography Fructose malabsorption Histamine intolerance |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/39140 http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-21058 |
Issue Date: | 2019-08-29 |
Rights link: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Case Reports |
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