title: Successful cyclophosphamide therapy in recurrent eosinophilic colitis associated with hypereosinophilic syndrome.
abstract: Eosinophilic colitis is a relatively rare complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome which is characterized by abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea and is usually treated with steroids and hydroxyurea. However, no standard regimen exists in cases of intractable disease despite several treatment attempts with Interferon-alpha, cyclosporin, etoposide, and vincristine, etc. We here report a case of a 43-year-old woman with recurrent eosinophilic colitis as a complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome who was successfully treated with cyclophosphamide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, 400-103, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Cheol Soon
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Eun Sang
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hyo Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Kye Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Don Haeng
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyeon Geun
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Pum Soo
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyung Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Woon
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide