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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (L1 type, FAB classification) which showed an abnormal karyotype. An 8-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever and cough that had persisted for 2 weeks. Peripheral blood examination revealed remarkable eosinophilia (120,000/mm3) and a few lymphoblasts. Bone marrow examination also revealed many mature eosinophils and 20% lymphoblasts that were PAS and peroxidase negative. A direct chromosome analysis of the bone marrow cells demonstrated that 12.5% of the spontaneously dividing cells had an abnormal karyotype of 46XY, t(5;14) (q31;q32). The chest radiogram showed interstitial pneumonia-like densities, and the ECG had the pattern of a right bundle branch block. The therapy consisted of prednisolone, high dose of methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and vincristine. This treatment failed to reduce the eosinophil count. On the 4th day after admission, the patient developed severe dyspnea, complete A-V block, and died. At postmortem, dense infiltrations of eosinophils in various stages of maturation were noted in lungs and liver.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0098-1532
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypereosinophilic syndrome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a chromosome translocation [t(5q;14q)].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports