Idiopathic hyper-eosinophilic syndrome [IHES] presenting with peripheral neuropathy: a case report

A 40 years old man presented with excruitiating pain and numbness in all 4 extremities and pain cpigastrium. After thorough investigations he was diagnosed as a case of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome [IHES] and successfully treated with oral prednisolone, following which the patient is doing well. This case is being reported as IHES presenting with peripheral neuropathy is rarely seen

Extensive gastrointestinal involvement in Behcet's syndrome - a case report

Behcet's syndrome is a relatively rare entity, originally characterized by a diagnostic triad of oral and genital ulceration with ocular abnormalities. Since the syndrome was described in 1937 by Behcet, a Turkish dermatologist, many papers have described multisystemic involvement in the disease. Recognized clinical features include arthritis, arterial thrombosis, encephalitis, cardiomyopathy, erythema nodosum, amyloidosis, g!omerulonephritis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of Behcet's syndrome in 29 year old male presenting with orogenital as well as colonic ulcers