HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of leukoprolifrative disorders associated with prolonged eosinophilia of an undetectable cause with multi organ system dysfunction. It is a rare group disorder in children, most cases are reported in adult age group. We report a child with this syndrome who along with the usual features of the syndrome also had the presentation of cardiac and neurologic complications which did not respond to treatment.