A case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism.
- Author:
Yi Dae CHO
1
;
Jang Won OH
;
Nam Jin KIM
;
Su Young KIM
;
Seung Yeon NAM
;
Hae Ran LEE
;
Jae Won JEONG
;
Woo Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea. WK2Kim@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome;
pulmonary embolism;
pleural effusion
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bone Marrow;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Injections, Intravenous;
Lung;
Perfusion;
Pleural Effusion*;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2002;22(3):602-607
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia of blood and bone marrow and eosinophil-related tissue damage to variable organs without an identifiable underlying cause. We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism in a 29-year-old man. Chest CT and lung perfusion scan demonstrated multiple segmental perfusion defects in both lungs. After intravenous injection of methyl-prednisone for 3 weeks, blood eosinophil count and pulmonary lesions were normalized.
