A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Involvement.
- Author:
Duc Ky RHEE
1
;
Hyun Min SHIN
;
Doo Yul RYU
;
Jong Hyung KIM
;
Dong In HAWNG
;
Dong Joo LEE
;
Seok Eun KIM
;
Suk Joon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal medicine Daelim Saint Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. mylove@medigate.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome;
Hepatic involement
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Eosinophilia;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Heart;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Kidney;
Liver;
Lung;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Prednisolone;
Skin
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2000;6(2):229-235
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia of blood and tissue without an identifiable underlying cause and multiorgan system dysfunction by eosinophil-related tissue damage to variable organs: liver, heart, lung, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, skin, nerve. Some case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with hepatic and gastrointestinal involvement have been reported, but not much. We are reporting a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with hepatic and gastrointestinal involvement in 56-year-old man who presented general weakness and epigastric discomfort. In abdominal US, CT and MRI, intrahepatic multifocal ill-defined lesions were detected. The patient was treated with prednisolone for 16 weeks and recovered from eosinophilia and gastric involvement. A gastric biopsy was taken to confirm recovery. Also, the ill-defined lesions in US and CT disappeared after treatment.
