Reports multiorgan venous thromboses causing intestinal obstruction in a patient with hypereosinophilic syndrome, highlighting severe thrombotic risks.
UNLABELLED: Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a disease characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia (>1.5×109/L) for more than 6 months in the absence of other causes of reactive eosinophilia. Patients with HES presenting with multiorgan thromboses are rare. Herein we report a 57-year-old man with HES who presented with deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities, portal thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and mesenteric venous thrombosis, which led to intestinal obstruction. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None declared.
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