The Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and Leukapheresis
Authors: HILARY A. BLACKLOCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Letters1 October 1979The Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and LeukapheresisHILARY A. BLACKLOCK, M.B., CH.B., JAMES F. CLELAND, PAUL TAN, M.B., B.S., VELAYUDHAN M. PILLAI, M.D.HILARY A. BLACKLOCK, M.B., CH.B., JAMES F. CLELAND, PAUL TAN, M.B., B.S., VELAYUDHAN M. PILLAI, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-4-650_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Although the hypereosinophilic syndrome has been well reviewed recently (1, 2), leukapheresis was not considered as a therapeutic option in these reports. In 1974 Ellman and colleagues (3) reported a single case of eosinophilia after the use of sulfisoxazole associated with myositis, myocarditis, and vasculitis. The clinical manifestations and the eosinophilia were relieved by leukapheresis on two successive days, removing 22 X 1010 and 9.6 X 1010 eosinophils, respectively. In 1977 Pineda and associates (4) reported the case of seven patients with moderate eosinophilia who were treated with leukapheresis from one (four cases) to four times. Yields...References1. CHUSIDDALEWESTWOLFF MDBS. The hypereosinophilic syndrome. Analysis of fourteen cases with review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1975;54:1-27. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PARRILLOFAUCIWOLFF JAS. Therapy of the hypereosinophilic syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1978;89:167-72. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ELLMANMILLERRAPPEPORT LLJ. Leukopheresis therapy of a hypereosinophilic disorder. JAMA. 1974;230:1004-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PINEDABRZICATASWELL ASH. Continuous and semi-continuous flow blood centrifugation systems: therapeutic applications, with plasma-, platelet, lympha-, and eosinapheresis. Transfusion. 1977;17:407-16. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HILARY A. BLACKLOCK, M.B., CH.B.; JAMES F. CLELAND; PAUL TAN, M.B., B.S.; VELAYUDHAN M. PILLAI, M.D.Affiliations: Auckland and Greenlane Hospitals Auckland New Zealand PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWorld Health Organization‐defined eosinophilic disorders: 2022 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementWorld Health Organization‐defined eosinophilic disorders: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementWorld Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2017 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementComparison of two leukocytapheresis protocols in a case of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromeWorld Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2015 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementWorld Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2014 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementWorld Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2012 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementWorld Health Organization-defined eosinophilic disorders: 2011 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and managementEosinophilic disorders: Molecular pathogenesis, new classification, and modern therapyThe FIP1L1-PDGFRα fusion tyrosine kinase in hypereosinophilic syndrome and chronic eosinophilic leukemia: implications for diagnosis, classification, and managementCough, Shortness of Breath, and Eosinophilia in a 68-Year-Old ManPulmonary Involvement in the Hypereosinophilic SyndromeRestrictive cardiomyopathyCyclic eosinophilic leukocytosis in eosinophilic leukemia with observations on transcobalamin I and eosinophilsOphthalmologic Abnormalities in the Hypereosinophilic SyndromeThe Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: Clinical Features, Laboratory Findings and TreatmentPlasma Exchange or Leukapheresis in the Hypereosinophilic SyndromeJOHN DAVIES, CHRISTOPHER SPRYHypereosinophilic Syndrome 1 October 1979Volume 91, Issue 4Page: 650-651KeywordsEosinophiliaEosinophilsMyocarditisMyositisVasculitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...