Successful Cyclophosphamide Therapy in Recurrent Eosinophilic Colitis Associated with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
10.3349/ymj.2002.43.2.267
- Author:
Ju Hee LEE
1
;
Jin Woo LEE
;
Cheol Soon JANG
;
Eun Sang KWON
;
Hyo Young MIN
;
Seok JEONG
;
Kye Sook KWON
;
Don Haeng LEE
;
Hyeon Geun CHO
;
Pum Soo KIM
;
Hyung Gil KIM
;
Yong Woon SHIN
;
Young Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea. tycos@inha.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome;
eosinophilic colitis;
cyclophosphamide
- MeSH:
Adult;
Case Report;
Colitis/*complications/*drug therapy/pathology;
Cyclophosphamide/*therapeutic use;
Eosinophilia/*complications/*drug therapy/pathology;
Female;
Human;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome/*complications;
Recurrence
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2002;43(2):267-270
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic colitis is a relatively rare complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome which is characterized by abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea and is usually treated with steroids and hydroxyurea. However, no standard regimen exists in cases of intractable disease despite several treatment attempts with Interferon- alpha, cyclosporin, etoposide, and vincristine, etc. We here report a case of a 43-year-old woman with recurrent eosinophilic colitis as a complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome who was successfully treated with cyclophosphamide.
