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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting as cholestatic liver disease

1997; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 9; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00042737-199708000-00015

1473-5687

A Valente, Helena Pinto, Fernando Ramalho, Paula F. Cabrita, Cristina Catarino, F. Serejo, Amélia Baptista, A. Saragoça, O Bordalo, M.C. Moura,

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We report the case of a 34-year-old white man with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, cholestasis and eosinophilia. The diagnosis of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHS) was made after exclusion of all known causes of eosinophilia. Liver biopsy revealed an eosinophilic infiltrate with biliary damage. The patient recovered after prednisolone treatment. We review the literature on the association between IHS and liver disease.