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Descriptor English: Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome Hipereosinofílico
Descriptor síndrome hipereosinofílico
Entry term(s) endocarditis de Loeffler
leucemia eosinofílica
síndrome hipereosinofílico idiopático
Scope note: Grupo heterogéneo de trastornos que tienen en común la existencia de eosinofilia prolongada, de causa desconocida, asociada a disfunciones orgánicas, incluido el corazón, el sistema nervioso central, los riñones, los pulmones, el aparato digestivo, y la piel. Existe un incremento masivo del número de EOSINÓFILOS en la sangre, simulando una leucemia, y extensa infiltración eosinofílica en diversos órganos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Hipereosinofílica
Descriptor French: Syndrome hyperéosinophilique
Entry term(s): Endocarditis, Loeffler
Endocarditis, Loeffler's
Endocarditis, Loefflers
Eosinophilic Leukemia
Eosinophilic Leukemias
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, Idiopathic
Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
Hypereosinophilic Syndromes, Idiopathic
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
Leukemia, Eosinophilic
Leukemias, Eosinophilic
Loeffler Endocarditis
Loeffler's Endocarditis
Loefflers Endocarditis
Syndrome, Hypereosinophilic
Syndrome, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic
Syndromes, Hypereosinophilic
Syndromes, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic
Tree number(s): C15.378.553.231.549
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017681
Scope note: A heterogeneous group of disorders with the common feature of prolonged eosinophilia of unknown cause and associated organ system dysfunction, including the heart, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. There is a massive increase in the number of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, mimicking leukemia, and extensive eosinophilic infiltration of the various organs.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term LOEFFLER'S ENDOCARDITIS with LOEFFLER SYNDROME see PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Eosinophilia (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31396
Unique ID: D017681
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0026741
Scope note A heterogeneous group of disorders with the common feature of prolonged eosinophilia of unknown cause and associated organ system dysfunction, including the heart, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. There is a massive increase in the number of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, mimicking leukemia, and extensive eosinophilic infiltration of the various organs.
Preferred term Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Entry term(s) Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
Syndrome, Hypereosinophilic
Syndromes, Hypereosinophilic
Leukemia, Eosinophilic - Narrower
Concept UI M0026739
Preferred term Leukemia, Eosinophilic
Entry term(s) Eosinophilic Leukemia
Eosinophilic Leukemias
Leukemias, Eosinophilic
Loeffler's Endocarditis - Narrower
Concept UI M0026740
Preferred term Loeffler's Endocarditis
Entry term(s) Endocarditis, Loeffler
Endocarditis, Loeffler's
Endocarditis, Loefflers
Loeffler Endocarditis
Loefflers Endocarditis
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - Narrower
Concept UI M0026738
Preferred term Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Entry term(s) Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, Idiopathic
Hypereosinophilic Syndromes, Idiopathic
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
Syndrome, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic
Syndromes, Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic



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