title: A case of pulmonary thromboembolism associated with hypereosinophilia in a child.
abstract: Pulmonary thromboembolism is a very rare event in children, but the mortality rate is reported to be approximately 10%. The majority of children with thromboemboli have multiple risk factors, such as a catheter-related thrombosis, an infection, and a congenital prothrombotic disorder. Hypereosinophilia is very rarely associated with pulmonary emboli in adults; however, this condition has not been reported in children. We present a 12-year-old boy who had a pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis associated with hypereosinophilia and thrombocytopenia. The thromboembolism was managed with anticoagulant therapy and the hypereosinophilia resolved spontaneously.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyo Soon
authors: HS
authors: An
authors: Jae Suk
authors: JS
authors: Baek
authors: Bo Sang
authors: BS
authors: Kwon
authors: Gi Beom
authors: GB
authors: Kim
authors: Eun Jung
authors: EJ
authors: Bae
authors: Chung Il
authors: CI
authors: Noh
authors: Jung Yun
authors: JY
authors: Choi
authors: Yong Soo
authors: YS
authors: Yun