Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: A Rare Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Several causes of eosinophilic pleural effusions have been described with malignancy being the commonest cause. Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease and very few cases have been reported of HES presenting as eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE). We report a case of a 26-year-old male wh...

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Main Authors: Ndubuisi C. Okafor, Ayodeji A. Oso, Amanke C. Oranu, Steven M. Wolff, John J. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/635309
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