Hypereosinophilic syndrome

Indian J Pediatr. 2006 Mar;73(3):237-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02825491.

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a leukoproliferative disease characterised by sustained overproduction of eosinophils. The three diagnostic criteria for this disorder are (1) Eosinophilia of greater than 1500 cells/ml, persisting for longer than 6 months, (2) lack of another diagnosis to explain the eosinophilia and (3) signs and symptoms of organ involvement. We report a 15-year-old boy who was diagnosed as Hypereosinophilic syndrome based on these criteria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Humans
  • Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone