title: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Involvement in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
abstract: The objective of this investigation was to study the gastrointestinal and hepatic involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). Gastrointestinal or hepatic involvement is estimated to affect up to one-third of patients with HES, although most of the clinical evidence has been derived from case reports. In literature, HES presenting with hepatitis and jaundice with subsequent development of colitis is a rare clinicopathologic entity. Given the clinical implications, physicians should include HES among differentials in these types of presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inayat
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Abu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hurairah
keywords: colitis; hepatitis; hypereosinophilic syndrome; jaundice