Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma presenting with eosinophilia.
Hypereosinophilia can be related to various diseases; when it occurs without an obvious cause it is called idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES). We describe a patient with increasing eosinophilia, which in spite of extensive diagnostic procedures initially remained unexplained. However, during follow-up it became apparent that this patient had a lethal enteropathy-associated T lymphoma (EATL) causing the hypereosinophilia.
Hovenga
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. s.hovenga@int.azg.nl
de Graaf
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Joosten
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van den Berg
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Storm
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Langerak
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Kluin
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Kibbelaar
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D000368:Aged; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male