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ID 111650
著者
Shikiji, Takanori The University of Tokushima
Urano, Yoshio The University of Tokushima
Takiwaki, Hirotsugu The University of Tokushima
キーワード
episodic angioedema
eosinophilia
interleukin-5
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
Background Gleich et al. first described 4 cases of episodic angioedema associated with eosinophilia as a distinct entity in 1984. Since then, several cases of this disorder have been reported in the United States, Europe and Japan.
Observations We report a case of a 22-year-old pregnant Japanese woman with this disorder. She had no fever and her general condition was good except the angioedema which was limited to her limbs. During an acute episode, her white blood cell count increased to 29,500/mm3 with 50% eosinophils, following an elevated serum interleukin-5 (IL-5) level. Spontaneous resolution occurred in 1 month after the onset. In a 5 month follow-up, no evidence of cardiac or other visceral organ involvement was found, and no recurrence occurred.
Conclusions Our case, combined with those reported in the literature, suggests that Japanese cases of episodic angioedema associated with eosinophilia differ from Caucasian cases in clinical symptoms and some other points.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
出版者
The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
44
1-2
開始ページ
103
終了ページ
108
並び順
103
発行日
1997-08
出版社版URL
フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
著者版フラグ
出版社版
部局
医学系