Hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a leukoproliferative disease characterised by sustained overproduction of eosinophils. The three diagnostic criteria for this disorder are (1) Eosinophilia of greater than 1500 cells/ml, persisting for longer than 6 months, (2) lack of another diagnosis to explain the eosinophilia and (3) signs and symptoms of organ involvement. We report a 15-year-old boy who was diagnosed as Hypereosinophilic syndrome based on these criteria.
Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.
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Malathi
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D000293:Adolescent; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone