A Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as Eosinophilic Colitis
Young-Woo JEON; Su-Jin HONG; Hwa-Jong KIM; Jae-Pil HAN; Hee-Kyung KIM; Bong-Min KO; Sung-Kyu PARK; Moon-Sung LEE.
Clinical Endoscopy
; : 444-447, 2012.
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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 hypereosinophilia was present for 3 months, this patient needed to be treated with eosionphil-lowering therapy for severe hematochezia. After systemic corticosteroid therapy, symptoms caused by organ involvement were dramatically improved.
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