Korean J Dermatol.  1982 Aug;20(4):569-575.

A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Abstract

The hypereosinophilic syndrome consists of peripheral blood eosinophilia of 1500/ mm3 or more without a known cause, plus signs and symptoms of organ eosinophilia. We report a case of hypereosnophilic syndrome with cutaneous manifestation. A 31 year-old female had intermittent fever, sbdominal pain, anemia, systolic murmur, hepatosplenomegaly, cheat discomfort, dry cough without rales, and skin-colored wheal on the trunk. Diagnoais of hypereosinophilic syndrome wss established by clinical findings, marked blood eosinophilia without a known cause, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, liver scan, and histopsthologic findings of the skin.


MeSH Terms

Adult
Anemia
Biopsy
Bone Marrow
Cough
Eosinophilia
Female
Fever
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*
Liver
Respiratory Sounds
Skin
Systolic Murmurs
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