Due to the recent advent of various imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, computed tomography andmagnetic resonance imaging, as well as knowledge of the characteristic imaging features of hepatic lesions,radiologic examination plays a major role in the differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions. However, various'nonspecific' or 'unusual' imaging features of focal hepatic lesions are occasionally encountered, and this makescorrect diagnosis difficult. In such a situation, the presence of peripheral eosinophilia helps narrow the differential diagnoses. The aim of this pictorial essay is to describe the imaging features of various diseaseentities which cause focal hepatic lesions and peripheral eosinophilia.
Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Eosinophilia* ; Ultrasonography

Marked eosinophilia is a common finding in many disease, occurring most frequently in allergic and parasitic conditions. A Separate syndrome characterized by peripheral eosinophilia and multisystem eosinophilic infiltration has been reported by many authors with a variety of diagnoses. In 1968, Hardy and Anderson proposed the term hypereosinophilic syndrome to encompass the entire group and in 1975, Chusid reported 14 cases amd reviewed 57 cases in English literatures. We experienced a case of Hypereosinophilic syndrome which showed partial response to prenisolone therapy, and made a review of literatures.
Diagnosis ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils ; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*

52 cases of visceral parasitic infestation with eosinophilia were studied at Dong Nai Pediatric Hospital from April 2003 to July 2004. The most common symptoms were abdominal pain, headache, ecchymosis. In addition there were other manifestation such as at respiratory tract, joints, kidney. The symptoms had suggested visceral parasitic infection in children although there was no eosinophilia. Thus only serological examination was recommended
Diagnosis ; Child ; Eosinophilia ; Parasitic Diseases

Enteritis ; diagnosis ; Eosinophilia ; diagnosis ; Gastritis ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; diagnosis

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Eosinophilia/*diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Abscess/*diagnosis/immunology ; Middle Aged

Eosinophilic pancreatitis is a rare disorder that may only be diagnosed after pancreatic resection under the suspection of a pancreatic tumor. We experienced a 65-year-old female patient whose initial presentation suggested pancreatic cancer. Radiologic evaluation revealed a pancreatic mass-like lesion which was obstructing the main pancreatic duct. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) showed double duct strictures involving the distal common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct. Serum IgE level was elevated. Percutaneous core needle biopsy with an 18-gauge needle was performed targeting the pancreatic lesion. The biopsy specimen revealed fibrotic interlobular septum and intralobular fibrosis with prominent eosinophilic infiltration. The patient was treated with oral prednisolone (40 mg/day). A plastic stent was inserted into the narrowed common bile duct. After three months of oral steroid therapy, symptoms and signs improved rapidly and serum IgE level was decreased. Abdominal computed tomography and ERCP revealed remission of pancreatic mass-like lesion.
Aged ; Eosinophilia/*diagnosis/therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Pancreatitis/*diagnosis/therapy

Cardiomyopathies ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Child ; Eosinophilia ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Male

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is reported as a specific disease entity. But, it is different from chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in its onset, clinical course and recurrence. Badesh et al reported the following diagnostic criteria os acute eosinophilic pneumonia a less than one-month history of symptoms prior to diagnosis, no evidence of asthma, the absence of other organic disease, no obvious etiology and an evidence of recurrent disease. We experienced a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia in 37 old male. Pathologically eosinophilic pneumonia is confirmed and other features meet Badesh's criteria.
Asthma ; Diagnosis ; Eosinophils* ; Humans ; Male ; Pulmonary Eosinophilia* ; Recurrence

Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia ; diagnosis ; pathology ; therapy ; Child ; Humans ; Male

Humans ; Eosinophilia/diagnosis* ; Thrombosis/etiology* ; Heart Diseases/complications*