Successful use of antihistamines in severe hypereosinophilia
| Autor: | Loredana Farinasso, Stefano Vallero, Anna Mondino, Ugo Ramenghi, Giulia Ansaldi, Mirella Davitto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Allergy lcsh:Medicine Case Report Hypereosinophilia Pediatrics hemic and lymphatic diseases Antihistamines Corticosteroids medicine Normalization (sociology) Eosinophilia Clinical significance business.industry lcsh:R lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Pediatrics Eosinophil hypereosinophilia allergy antihistamines corticosteroids medicine.disease Dermatology medicine.anatomical_structure Etiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Reports Volume 4 Issue 3 Pediatric Reports, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp e26-e26 (2012) |
| Popis: | Eosinophilia is common in childhood, and in most cases it is mild and of limited clinical relevance, being often secondary to allergy or infections. In rare cases, eosinophilia may be idiopathic or related to neoplastic aetiology. When severe and protracted, it can cause potentially irreversible organ or system damage, whose prevention is the first priority in the clinical management of hypereosinophilia. We describe the case of a patient with very severe eosinophilia, in whom antihistamines proved to be effective and safe in contributing to the eosinophil count normalization, thus avoiding the use of steroids until the hypothesis of an underlying neoplastic disorder was reasonably excluded. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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