idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

(hī″pĕ-rē″ŏ-sin″ŏ-fil′ik) [ hyper- + eosinophilic] Multisystem injury and organ damage caused by excessive numbers of eosinophils in the body. The disease is one of the myelodysplastic disorders. Almost any organ can be affected, but most patients have bone marrow, cardiac, and central nervous system involvement.

Treatment

Corticosteroids are given. Additional therapies include immune-suppressing agents, (e.g., cyclosporine or interferon) or cancer chemotherapy.