J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.
2002 Sep;22(3):602-607.
A case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea. WK2Kim@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea.
- 3Asthma & Allergy Center, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea.
Abstract
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia of blood and bone marrow and eosinophil-related tissue damage to variable organs without an identifiable underlying cause. We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome with pleural effusion and pulmonary embolism in a 29-year-old man. Chest CT and lung perfusion scan demonstrated multiple segmental perfusion defects in both lungs. After intravenous injection of methyl-prednisone for 3 weeks, blood eosinophil count and pulmonary lesions were normalized.
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