Hypereosinophilia syndrome or eosinophilic leukaemia. A case report of a one-year-old infant.
The case history of a one-year-old girl, who suffered from a fatal hypereosinophilia syndrome (HES), is presented. It is demonstrated that in this particular patient the origin of the HES has been a variant type of juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia. Clinical and pathologic data are presented. This is the youngest patient ever described as having suffered from fatal HES caused by a leukemic process.
D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome