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=== Autoimmune === [[Coeliac disease]] β caused by an [[autoimmune]] reaction to gluten by genetically predisposed individuals.<ref name=":1" /> [[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], also known as eosinophilic enteropathy or eosinophilic enteritis<ref name=":8">{{Cite journal |last1=Pineton de Chambrun |first1=Guillaume |last2=Dufour |first2=Gaspard |last3=Tassy |first3=Barbara |last4=RiviΓ¨re |first4=Benjamin |last5=Bouta |first5=Najima |last6=Bismuth |first6=Michael |last7=Panaro |first7=Fabrizio |last8=Funakoshi |first8=Natalie |last9=Ramos |first9=Jeanne |last10=Valats |first10=Jean-Christophe |last11=Blanc |first11=Pierre |date=2018-07-02 |title=Diagnosis, Natural History and Treatment of Eosinophilic Enteritis: a Review |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-018-0645-6 |journal=Current Gastroenterology Reports |language=en |volume=20 |issue=8 |pages=37 |doi=10.1007/s11894-018-0645-6 |pmid=29968127 |s2cid=49648502 |issn=1534-312X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> β a rare and [[heterogeneous condition]] where [[eosinophil]]s build up in the gastrointestinal tract and blood vessels, leading to polyp formation, necrosis, inflammation and ulcers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Fleischer|first1=David M.|last2=Atkins|first2=Dan|date=2009-02-01|title=Evaluation of the patient with suspected eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease|pmid=19141341|journal=Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America|volume=29|issue=1|pages=53β63, ix|doi=10.1016/j.iac.2008.09.002|issn=1557-8607}}</ref> It is most commonly seen in patients with a history of [[atopy]], however is overall relatively uncommon.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Mori|first1=Amit|last2=Enweluzo|first2=Chijioke|last3=Grier|first3=David|last4=Badireddy|first4=Madhu|date=2013-05-01|title=Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: review of a rare and treatable disease of the gastrointestinal tract|pmid=23904840|journal=Case Reports in Gastroenterology|volume=7|issue=2|pages=293β298|doi=10.1159/000354147|issn=1662-0631|pmc=3728613}}</ref>
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