Issue: 2003 > January > case report

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma presenting with eosinophilia



CASE REPORT
S. Hovenga, H. de Graaf, P. Joosten, G.A. van den Berg, H. Storm, A.W. Langerak, Ph.M. Kluin, R.E. Kibbelaar
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Abstract

Hypereosinophilia can be related to various diseases; when it occurs without an obvious cause it is called idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES). We describe a patient with increasing eosinophilia, which in spite of extensive diagnostic procedures initially remained unexplained. However, during follow-up it became apparent that this patient had a lethal enteropathy-associated T lymphoma (EATL) causing the hypereosinophilia.