title: Hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting with diarrhoea and anaemia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We describe a patient with quiet systemic lupus erythematosus who developed a hypereosinophilic syndrome. The patient presented with gastrointestinal eosinophilia which caused diarrhoea, malabsorption and anaemia due to deficiencies of vitamins. The hypereosiniphilic syndrome completely resolved after treatment with prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Markusse
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schravenhoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014815:Vitamins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014815:Vitamins; D011241:Prednisone