title: Case 31: Eosinophilia and pruritus.
abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with a pruritic rash, abdominal pain, weight loss and eosinophilia. A subsequent emergency laparotomy disclosed the nature of his underlying illness and the cause of the eosinophilia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jayakar
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Goldin
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011537:Pruritus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*