Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of IHS with CSF infiltration by immature eosinophils and significant subdural effusion with underlying brain parenchyma compression. He was treated by inserting a subdural-peritoneal shunt with improvement. Respiratory distress and pulmonary infiltration with eosinophils developed. Imatinib mesylate ( Gleevec) was added with improvement, and subsequent CSF study showed normalization of CSF cytology analysis. However, re-collection of subdural fluid developed later and resulted in consciousness disturbance, and the patient died thereafter. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Chiang-Wei Chou, Sanford P C Hsu, Ming-Teh Chen, Min-Hsiung Chen, Yang-Hsin Shih, Liang-Shong Lee, Chun-Fu Lin |
Journal | Surgical neurology
(Surg Neurol)
Vol. 68 Suppl 1
Pg. S52-5; discussion S55
( 2007)
ISSN: 0090-3019 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17963925
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Benzamides
- Piperazines
- Pyrimidines
- Imatinib Mesylate
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Topics |
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Benzamides
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Eosinophils
(pathology)
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
(cerebrospinal fluid, physiopathology)
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Intracranial Hypertension
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Male
- Piperazines
(therapeutic use)
- Prognosis
- Pyrimidines
(therapeutic use)
- Subdural Effusion
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiopathology)
- Subdural Space
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiopathology)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Failure
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