A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting with Bilateral Pleural Effusions & Recurrent Bilateral Pneumothoraces.
10.4046/trd.2004.57.5.470
- Author:
Jae Min SHIM
1
;
Jin Wook MOON
;
Sang Yun HWANG
;
Mi Young DO
;
Moo Suk PARK
;
Jae Ho CHUNG
;
Young Sam KIM
;
Joon CHANG
;
Sung Kyu KIM
;
Sang Ho CHO
;
Se Kyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
hypereosinophilic syndrome;
pleural effusion;
pneumothorax
- MeSH:
Adult;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Heart;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Liver;
Lung;
Male;
Nervous System;
Pleural Effusion*;
Pleurisy;
Pneumothorax;
Skin
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2004;57(5):470-475
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a disorder characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an identifiable cause and eosinophil related tissue damage in multiple organs including heart, lung, skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and the nervous systems. Pulmonary involvement occurs in about 40% of HES cases, but pleural effusion due to pleuritis and bilateral pneumothoraces are very rare manifestations. We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome presented with bilateral pleural effusions and recurrent bilateral pneumothoraces in a 44 year-old male with brief review of the literature.
