A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
- Author:
Jae Won KIM
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
;
Byung In RO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow;
Dermatitis, Exfoliative;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Fever;
Hepatorenal Syndrome;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*;
Liver;
Middle Aged;
Oral Ulcer;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1994;32(3):503-508
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome represents a heterogenous group filisorders with the common features of idiopathic prolonged eosinophilia of undetectable cause and orgar, system dysfunction. We experienced a case af hypereosinophilic syndrome in a 58 year old man who has been suffered from fever, chilling, generelized exfoliative dermatitis, periorbital sngioedema and oral ulcer for 3 weeks duration. The blood eosinophil count was 7436/mm and skin, liver, bone marrow biopsy revealed marked infiltration of eosinophils. We treated him with co ticosteroid, but 5 months later, he died due to hepatoencephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, dissernimted intravascular coagulopathy and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
