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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2024

Severe Acute Respiratory Distress in a Child with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A Case Report.

Bipesh Kumar Shah, Shankar Prasad Yadav, Dheeraj Nagpal, Naveen Pokhrel, Samiksha Lamichhane

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bipesh Kumar ShahDepartment of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. shahbipeshkumar@gmail.com.
Shankar Prasad YadavDepartment of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. dryadav.shankar@gmail.com.
Dheeraj NagpalDepartment of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. dheeraj_nagpal@ymail.com.
Naveen PokhrelDepartment of Pediatrics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. naveenpokhrel28@gmail.com.
Samiksha LamichhaneDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal. slamichhane215@gmail.com.

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Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndrome with respiratory distress and multiorgan involvement is not so common in children. It is essential to identify this entity based on clinical, laboratory, and imaging features. Corticosteroids should be instituted at the earliest to stabilize the patient and prevent organ damage. Tropical infections are a common secondary cause in children warranting the administration of Diethylcarbamazine. We present a case of an adolescent male in respiratory distress with marked eosinophilia and organs involving the lungs (pulmonary infiltrates with effusion), heart (pericardial effusion), and abdomen (ascites with infiltrates in the liver) which was managed with steroids and anthelmintics. The case highlights the importance of identifying patients with Hypereosinophilic syndrome in pursuing thorough evaluation and commencing therapy.

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Hypereosinophilic SyndromeRespiratory Distress SyndromeAdolescentDiethylcarbamazineGlucocorticoidsHumansMaleDiethylcarbamazineGlucocorticoids

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