Tuberc Respir Dis.  2004 Nov;57(5):470-475.

A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting with Bilateral Pleural Effusions & Recurrent Bilateral Pneumothoraces

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3The Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.

Abstract

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a disorder characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an identifiable cause and eosinophil related tissue damage in multiple organs including heart, lung, skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and the nervous systems. Pulmonary involvement occurs in about 40% of HES cases, but pleural effusion due to pleuritis and bilateral pneumothoraces are very rare manifestations. We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome presented with bilateral pleural effusions and recurrent bilateral pneumothoraces in a 44 year-old male with brief review of the literature.

Keyword

hypereosinophilic syndrome; pleural effusion; pneumothorax

MeSH Terms

Adult
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Gastrointestinal Tract
Heart
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome*
Liver
Lung
Male
Nervous System
Pleural Effusion*
Pleurisy
Pneumothorax
Skin
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