[Hypereosinophilic syndrome and orbital inflammatory pseudotumor].
BACKGROUND
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is defined by the combination of persistent eosinophilia and evidence of tissue damage. It is a diagnosis of exclusion.


METHODS
We report the case of a 53-year-old man with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with an orbital inflammatory pseudotumor. Therapy with corticosteroids rapidly decreased the number of circulating eosinophiles; the orbital inflammatory pseudotumor regressed at the same time.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with an orbital inflammatory pseudotumor.
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Médecine interne, département de médecine, Centre hospitalier de Valence, 179 boulevard Maréchal Juin, 26953 Valence Cedex 9, France. t.zenone@ch-valence.fr
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones