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Skin lesions as the first manifestation of the hypereosinophilic syndrome
Author(s) -
HOOGENBAND H.M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1982.tb02426.x
Subject(s) - hypereosinophilic syndrome , medicine , eosinophilia , pathogenesis , eosinophilic , pathology , dermatology , eosinophil , hypereosinophilia , immunology , asthma
Summary An unusual case of the hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is described in which lesions have been confined to the skin after a 2‐year period of follow‐up. The pathogenesis of the HES remains unsolved. A hypersensitivity phenomenon might be involved, although in this case no immunological abnormalities could be detected. The role of the eosinophilic granulocyte, however, seems to be a secondary one.