Eosinophilia in the Diagnosis of Atheroembolic Renal Disease

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We report 6 patients with eosinophilia and atheroembolic renal disease. Histologic examination of biopsy of kidney or skin revealed extensive atheroemboli in the vasculature. However, no evidence of vascular or tubulointerstitial inflammation was observed. Eosinophil count ranged from 540 to 2,000 cells/mm<sup>3</sup>. Upon review of the literature, 80% (29 out of 36) of patients with adequately reported total and differential leukocyte counts had eosinophilia in association with atheroembolic disease. In contrast, review of the clinical records of 40 consecutive patients with acute renal failure seen during an 18-month period uncovered only 1 case of eosinohilia (2.5%). This latter patient was established as having acute interstitial nephritis. Thus eosinophilia appears to be a helpful diagnostic clue to the presence of atheroembolic renal disease

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Journal ID (publisher-id): AJN

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Am J Nephrol

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0250-8095

Title: American Journal of Nephrology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0250-8095

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9670

Publication date Subscription-year: 1987

Publication date (Print): 1987

Publication date (Electronic): 24 October 2008

Volume: 7

Issue: 3

Pages: 173-177

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Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, 111., USA

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Publisher ID: 167459 Other ID: Am J Nephrol 1987;7:173–177

DOI: 10.1159/000167459

PubMed ID: 3631147

SO-VID: a682b42f-4c24-4356-baae-88b5a90e94eb

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Date received : 11 February 1986

Date accepted : 17 July 1986

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Pages: 5

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