Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome


Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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PMID (PMCID)
28527983
 FEMALE Young Adult
When a death apparently associated to sexual assault is instead a natural death due to idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: The importance of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid analysis in vitreous humor.
Busardo FP, Portelli F, Montana A, Rotolo MC, Pichini S, Maresi E.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2017;26:92-97.
Only after a broad forensic investigation including a complete autopsy, serological, histological, toxicological and haematology analyses, a diagnosis of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by persistent eosinophilia associated with damage to multiple organs, was made and the cause of death was due to a pulmonary eosinophilic vasculitis responsible for an acute respiratory failure.
16640713
 MALE Middle Aged
Intracardiac echo guided valvuloplasty of a stenotic tricuspid prosthetic valve in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Burstow DJ, West ML, Walters DL.
Echocardiography. 2006;23(4):324-8.
A 52-year-old male with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) was transferred to our institution following the development of acute respiratory failure and shock.