TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - HES is a syndrome (i.e., a collection of similar entities), not a disease, characterized by the simultaneous existence of (1) eosinophil count greater than 1500/mm3 for more than 6 months, (2) absence of any known cause of eosinophilia, and (3) existence of symptoms of organ involvement (benign eosinophilia is excluded). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58080264 ER -