A Case Report on Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Authors

  • MAK Azad Professor, Department of Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Afroja Alam Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Umme Kulsum Phase-A Resident, Cardiology, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Kabirul Hasan Bin Rakib MD Final part student, Department of Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Md Atikur Rahman Phase-B Resident, Internal Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Shaheen Lipika Quayum Professor of Pharmacology, Popular Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v8i3.38135

Keywords:

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, pancreatitis, ascites

Abstract

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged peripheral blood eosinophilia neither clonal nor secondary to an identifiable cause and eosinophil mediated organ dysfunction, most frequently involving the heart, the central or peripheral nervous system and the lungs. Here, we report a 22-year-old woman who presented with severe abdominal pain due to pancreatitis. On subsequent work-up, she was found to have idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is an unusual presentation of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, which prompted to report this case.

Birdem Med J 2018; 8(3): 260-262

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Published

2018-09-10

How to Cite

Azad, M., Alam, A., Kulsum, U., Rakib, K. H. B., Rahman, M. A., & Quayum, S. L. (2018). A Case Report on Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 8(3), 260–262. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v8i3.38135

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Case Reports