Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.
We report a 52-year-old man with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome and nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver. We postulate that nodular regenerative hyperplasia may be the result of an eosinophil-induced vascular lesion.
Baker
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Liver Diseases Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Axiotis
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Hurwitz
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Leavitt
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Di Bisceglie
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D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged