Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3333574 | Seminars in Hematology | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
High-grade eosinophilia can be a diagnostic dilemma, as the etiologies are extensive and varied. Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) are a group of heterogeneous disorders, many of which remain poorly defined. By definition, HES must be distinguished from other disorders with persistently elevated eosinophilia with a defined cause. Although marked eosinophilia worldwide is most commonly caused by helminth (worm) infections, non-infectious causes must be considered, and include drug reactions, malignancies, and immunologic, inflammatory and allergic diseases.
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Authors
Rojelio Mejia, Thomas B. Nutman,