Catalog

Lymphocytic hypereosinophilic syndrome

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Link to WHO Definition

Lymphocytic hypereosinophilic syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/367714724

Lymphocytic hypereosinophilic syndrome is a subtype of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with the presence of a monoclonal T cell population detected in conjunction with immunophenotypically aberrant T cell populations. Manifestations are mostly cutaneous (eczematous dermatitis, nodules, papules, plaques, urticaria and -or angioedema with erythroderma), as well as gastrointestinal, rheumatological symptoms, thromboembolism and lymphadenopathy. A subset develop T cell lymphoma.