A Case of intracranial hemorrhage with polyradiculoneuropathy in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
- Author:
Keun Man LEE
1
;
Hye Rang KIM
;
Hyun suk LEE
;
Sung Bae LEE
;
Kil Sang WANG
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Sang Moo LEE
;
Chang Sup SONG
Author Information
1. Department of internal medicine, No Won General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
hypereosinophilic syndrome;
intracranial hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Duodenum;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Intracranial Hemorrhages*;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Polyradiculoneuropathy*;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;55(6):1088-1092
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clinical criteria have been established for idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES): persistent eosinophilia of 1500 eosinophils/mm3 for at least 6 months or death even within 6 months with signs and symptoms of HES; no evidence for parasitic, allergic, or other recognized causes of eosinophilia despite careful evaluation; and signs and symptoms of organ system involvement or dysfunction, such as congestive heart failure, hepatosplenomegaly, central nerveous system disease. Because cerebral hemorrhage in HES has not been reported yet in Korea, we report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with peripheral blood eosinophilia, with biopsies of skin and duodenum showing diffuse eosinophilic infiltration, and multiple organ dysfunction in a 49 year old man died of cerebral hemorrhage three months after the occurrence of the disease.
