Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion : A Rare Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Joint Authors
Okafor, Ndubuisi C.
Oranu, Amanke C.
Wolff, Steven M.
Murray, John J.
Oso, Ayodeji A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-01-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several causes of eosinophilic pleural effusions have been described with malignancy being the commonest cause.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease and very few cases have been reported of HES presenting as eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE).
We report a case of a 26-year-old male who presented with shortness of breath.
He had bilateral pleural effusions, generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and leukocytosis with marked peripheral blood eosinophilia.
The pleural fluid was exudative, with 25%–30% eosinophilis, and absence of neoplastic cells.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome was diagnosed after other causes of eosinophilia were excluded.
He continued to be dyspneic with persistent accumulation of eosinophilic pleural fluid, even after his peripheral eosinophil count had normalized in response to treatment.
This patient represents a very unusual presentation of HES with dyspnea and pleural effusions and demonstrates that treatment based on response of peripheral eosinophil counts, as is currently recommended, may not always be clinically adequate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okafor, Ndubuisi C.& Oso, Ayodeji A.& Oranu, Amanke C.& Wolff, Steven M.& Murray, John J.. 2010. Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion : A Rare Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okafor, Ndubuisi C.…[et al.]. Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion : A Rare Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Okafor, Ndubuisi C.& Oso, Ayodeji A.& Oranu, Amanke C.& Wolff, Steven M.& Murray, John J.. Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion : A Rare Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486950
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486950