Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2022; 10(18): 6325-6332
Published online Jun 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6325
Pneumonia and seizures due to hypereosinophilic syndrome—organ damage and eosinophilia without synchronisation: A case report
Tetsuro Ishida, Tomonori Murayama, Seiju Kobayashi
Tetsuro Ishida, Department of Psychiatry, Hokujinkai Ishibashi Hospital, Otaru 047-8585, Japan
Tomonori Murayama, Department of Psychiatry, Kushiro Red Cross Hospital, Kushiro 085-8512, Japan
Seiju Kobayashi, Department of Psychiatry, Shinyukai Nakae Hospital, Sapporo 001-0022, Japan
Author contributions: Ishida T was the patient's primary care physician and contributed to the literature review and manuscript preparation; Murayama T and Kobayashi S reviewed the literature and contributed to the preparation of the manuscript; and All authors gave their approval for the final version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Tetsuro Ishida, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Psychiatry, Hokujinkai Ishibashi Hospital, 3-7-7 Nagahashi, Otaru 047-8585, Japan. teturoisida@yahoo.co.jp
Received: February 3, 2022
Peer-review started: February 3, 2022
First decision: March 23, 2022
Revised: March 29, 2022
Accepted: April 30, 2022
Article in press: April 30, 2022
Published online: June 26, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Although there are diagnostic criteria for hypereosinophilic syndrome, the various degrees of organ damage and hypereosinophilia often make diagnosis difficult in clinical practice. In addition, the organ damage and blood changes do not always occur concurrently. Therefore, clinicians must consider many differential diagnoses, especially when patients present with atypical symptoms and disease course. Early initiation of treatment is no less important than an accurate diagnosis, and the balance between the two should be considered according to the patient's condition as well as the level and quality of medical resources available at the hospital.