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KMID : 0357919990330080624
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Korean Journal of Pathology
1999 Volume.33 No. 8 p.624 ~ p.626
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Chronic Hepatitis in the Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome -A case report-
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Kim Kyung-Hee
Sul Hae-Joung
Jun Sung-Chul
Kang Dae-Young
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Abstract
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Chronic hepatitis associated with the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome has been very rarely reported worldwide. Recently, we experienced a case of chronic hepatitis with piecemeal necrosis as the clinical feature of the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. The patient was a 49-year-old woman who complained of a mild fever, nausea, vomiting, and pain in the right upper quadrant. The eosinophil count of peripheral blood increased up to 14,020/μL (64% of WBC). Liver biopsy specimen showed severe porto-periportal inflammation with marked eosinophilic infiltration and ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes. Corticosteroid therapy significantly normalized the eosinophil count of peripheral blood.
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KEYWORD
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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, Chronic hepatitis
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