| Literature DB >> 23100947 |
Sanju Cyriac1, T G Sagar, Rejiv Rajendranath, Krishnakumar Rathnam.
Abstract
The incidence of eosinophilia in Hodgkin lymphoma is approximately 15%. Both peripheral and tissue eosinophilia have been noted in Hodgkin lymphoma. Eosinophils have important role in pathobiology of Hodgkin lymphoma. The mechanism of eosinophilia remains unknown though various mediators like IL-5 and GM-CSF have been implicated. We present a case who was diagnosed to have Hodgkin lymphoma and hypereosinophilia.Entities:
Keywords: Hodgkin lymphoma; Hypereosinophilia
Year: 2008 PMID: 23100947 PMCID: PMC3453044 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-008-0031-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus ISSN: 0971-4502 Impact factor: 0.900