Hypereosinophilic Syndrome on the Extremities Associated with Abnormal Peripheral Blood Circulation.
- Author:
Kyun Tae KIM
;
Il Joo LEE
;
Kee Yang CHUNG
;
Soo Il CHUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilis;
sydrome
- MeSH:
Adult;
Blood Circulation*;
Drug Hypersensitivity;
Eosinophilia;
Extremities*;
Fingers;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Juglans;
Male;
Skin;
Ulcer;
Weight Loss
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1995;33(1):104-108
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by marked eosinohia and eosinopbilic infiltrition of various organ-systems without any identifiable underlyin sathologic conditions such as hypersensitivity, drug eruption, parasitic infestat,ion, malignant tuinc, and autoimrnune and infectious d iseases. A 31 year-old male had weight loss, abnormal peripheral cirrultiction both extremities and two distinct skin lesions. One showed rice sized, erythematous follicular popules on both extremit.ies and trunk and the other showed a walnut sized, gangrenous ulcer on the left 2nd finger tip. The patients skin lesions and circulation defect. improved after retrnent with steroid and the blood eosinophilia returned to normal.
