Cardiogenic shock with hypereosinophilic syndrome

We report a child with hypereosinophilic syndrome who presented with cardiogenic shock. In addition, she had skin and joint involvement. The clinical condition improved and eosinophil counts normalized with steroid therapy. However, the skin lesions and hypereosinophilia relapsed on stopping the ste...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian pediatrics 2009-09, Vol.46 (9), p.801-803
Hauptverfasser:	Prasad, Vinitha, Rajam, L, Borade, Ashwin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use Child Exanthema - etiology Female Fever - etiology Humans Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - complications Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - drug therapy Prednisolone - therapeutic use Shock, Cardiogenic - complications Shock, Cardiogenic - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a child with hypereosinophilic syndrome who presented with cardiogenic shock. In addition, she had skin and joint involvement. The clinical condition improved and eosinophil counts normalized with steroid therapy. However, the skin lesions and hypereosinophilia relapsed on stopping the steroids. The child was subsequently maintained in remission on low dose prednisolone.
ISSN:	0974-7559