The Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: Clinical Features, Laboratory Findings and Treatment

INTRODUC riON, HIS TORICAL AND '•'''''-• ' SCIEN riFIC> BACKGROUND Can.scs of hyporco.sinophilia:(blood eosinophil counts greater thati 1. .") x lO' Vl) Bloofl eosinophil counts of over 1.5 x lO-'/l (hypereo.sinophilia),can be found in a wide Disima which may be complicated tty hpcrcixsinophilin range of diseases including parasitic diseases, I'-'.asitic diseases, especially tropical (niarial) eosinophilia., .' .. ,, i/io\ viscetal larva mierans.trichinosis, ascariasis.