Open AccessA strange myalgia
Author(s) -
Paolo Ghiringhelli
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical management issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2283-3137
pISSN - 1973-4832
DOI - 10.7175/cmi.v2i2.575
Subject(s) - myalgia , medicine , eosinophil , dermatology , hypereosinophilic syndrome , eosinophilic , high fever , pediatrics , eosinophilia , pathology , asthma
A 70-year-old man was admitted in our hospital with mild fever, pain, myalgia. His eosinophil count was high, leading to a diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndrome. This case report gives rise to many questions regarding diagnosis and correct management of eosinophilic myopathies