Eosinophilic colitis as a complication of the hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Eosinophilic colitis as a complication of the hypereosinophilic syndrome.

A patient with the hypereosinophilic syndrome complicated by a severe eosinophilic colitis is reported. The association has not previously been recorded.

A Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as Eosinophilic Colitis

HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME (HES) HAS THREE DEFINING FEATURES: marked hypereosinophilia for at least 6 months, no confirmed etiology for the eosinophilia, and eosinophilia-related symptoms or organ dysfunction. However, a shorter period of hypereosinophilia with symptoms requiring eosinophil-lowering therapy is also acceptable. We report a case of HES presenting as eosinophilic colitis. Although...

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as the Initial Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, commonly involves the stomach and small intestine with eosinophilic infiltration. Here, we report an unusual case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis involving the entire digestive tract as a manifestation of hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). A 22-year-old woman presented to us with diarrhoea, pleural effusion, ascites and

Eosinophilic myocarditis and hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a heterogeneous group of hematological disorders characterized by a chronic, unexplained hypereosinophilia with tissue damage. Cardiac involvement occurs in ∼20% of patients with HES and represents a major turning point. Cardiac injuries related to eosinophilia are divided into three chronological phases: eosinophilic infiltration, thrombosis, and fibrosis. W...

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome With Eosinophilic Gastritis