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Focal Liver Lesions in a Child with Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: an Unusual Finding

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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is characterized by the triad of peripheral blood eosinophilia (> 1500 cells/μl) for more than 6 months, without any other discernible cause of eosinophilia in association with signs and symptoms of organ infiltration related to eosinophilia. IHES is usually seen in the middle age group of 20–50 years and is uncommon in the pediatric population. Herein, we report a case of a 12-year-old male child with IHES who had multi-system involvement (hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac). The child showed symptomatic, biochemical, and radiological improvement with steroid therapy on follow-up.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, 249203, India

    Poonam Sherwani & Shailvi Singhal

  2. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

    Vishakha Sharma & Prashant Kumar Verma

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PSH – conception and design of the work, drafting the article, critical revision of the article. SS – literature search, writing the initial draft, and figures. VS – clinical inputs, data collection. PSV – clinical inputs, drafting the article.

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Sherwani, P., Singhal, S., Sharma, V. et al. Focal Liver Lesions in a Child with Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: an Unusual Finding. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 5, 134 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-023-01464-6

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