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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Leukocyte Disorders > Eosinophilia > Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Preferred term

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Eosinophilic Leukemia
  • Eosinophilic Leukemias
  • Hypereosinophilic Syndromes, Idiopathic
  • Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
  • Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
  • Leukemia, Eosinophilic
  • Leukemias, Eosinophilic
  • Loeffler's Endocarditis
  • Loefflers Endocarditis
  • Syndrome, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic
  • Syndromes, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic

Note

  • do not confuse entry term LOEFFLER'S ENDOCARDITIS with LOEFFLER SYNDROME see PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA

Scope note

  • A heterogeneous group of disorders with the common feature of prolonged eosinophilia of unknown cause and associated organ system dysfunction, including the heart, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. There is a massive increase in the number of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, mimicking leukemia, and extensive eosinophilic infiltration of the various organs.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017681

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