J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2010 May;47(5):389-391. 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.5.389.

Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Involving Thoracic Spine

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  • 1Department of Internal, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. chosunns@chosun.ac.kr

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a rare hematologic disorder with sustained eosinophilia. Peripheral blood eosinophilia without an underlying etiology and with organs dysfunction has been designated hypereosinophilic syndrome. We report a rare case of symptomatic spinal infiltration of eosinophils at osteolytic T5 in patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Keyword

Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Idiopathic; Spinal infiltration

MeSH Terms

Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Spine
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