title: Idiopathic acute eosinophilic hepatitis: does it exists?
abstract: Until now, "eosinophilic hepatitis" has not been recognized as a separate disease entity. We report a case of a middle-aged women with an acute febrile, severe cholestatic hepatitis accompanied with rash and quincke oedema, and an elevated serum IgE level. Liver biopsy showed lymphocytic inflammation with a remarkably high number of eosinophils. She responded rapidly to methylprednisolone treatment, which could be quickly tapered off and stopped without relapse. The term 'idiopathic acute eosinophilic hepatitis' seems to be the best fitting diagnostic term.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Overbeke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Dijck
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000209:etiology; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D008775:Methylprednisolone