Journal article
Hypereosinophilia in a Young Patient: Occam's Razor or Hickam's Dictum?
Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion, v 32(Suppl 1), pp S340-S343
01 Jun 2016
PMID: 27408431
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Abstract
Hypereosinophilia is an uncommon clinical problem encountered in hematology practice. While most of such cases are secondary or reactive, a significant fraction of cases are due to clonal myeloproliferative disorders. We report a young patient who presented with marked hypereosinophilia and was investigated extensively for its cause. Finally a common tropical infection was responsible for such marked eosinophilia fulfilling the principle of Occam's razor. The case emphasizes the need to search for treatable reactive causes even in presence of marked hypereosinophilia in a tropical country.
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- Title
- Hypereosinophilia in a Young Patient: Occam's Razor or Hickam's Dictum?
- Creators
- Arjun Lakshman - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchRam V. Nampoothiri - College Station Medical CenterArjun Datt Law - College Station Medical CenterPankaj Malhotra - College Station Medical CenterSubhash C. Varma - College Station Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion, v 32(Suppl 1), pp S340-S343
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000378993400090
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84919933124
- Other Identifier
- 991022059811604721
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