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A Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting with Bilateral Pleural Effusions & Recurrent Bilateral Pneumothoraces  

Shim, Jae Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Moon, Jin Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Hwang, Sang Yun (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Do, Mi Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Park, Moo Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Chung, Jae Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Kim, Young Sam (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Chang, Joon (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Sung Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Cho, Sang Ho (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Se Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.5, 2004 , pp. 470-475 More about this Journal
Abstract
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a disorder characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an identifiable cause and eosinophil related tissue damage in multiple organs including heart, lung, skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and the nervous systems. Pulmonary involvement occurs in about 40% of HES cases, but pleural effusion due to pleuritis and bilateral pneumothoraces are very rare manifestations. We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome presented with bilateral pleural effusions and recurrent bilateral pneumothoraces in a 44 year-old male with brief review of the literature.
Keywords
Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax;
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