Pediatric Hypereosinophilia: Characteristics, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnoses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eosinophilia is associated with various conditions, including allergic, infectious, and neoplastic disorders. The diagnostic differential is broad, and data on hypereosinophilia in pediatric patients are limited.

Objective

The objectives of this study were to identify cases of hypereosinophilia in a tertiary pediatric medical center, determine clinical characteristics and disease associations, and estimate the incidence of hypereosinophilia in the hospital and geographic populations.

Methods

A retrospective chart review included patients younger than 18 years presenting to a tertiary pediatric medical center (January 1, 2008, to May 31, 2017) with absolute eosinophil counts (AECs) greater than or equal to 1.50 thousand eosinophils/microliter (K/μL) recorded

SUBMITTER: Burris D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842676 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature