TITLE:
Raynaud’s Phenomenon in a Patient with a High Eosinophil Count and Hypocomplementemia. A Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Ahmad Al-Shami, Naser Al Hadhood
KEYWORDS:
Systemic Sclerosis, Eosinophilia, Hypocomplementemia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases,
Vol.12 No.1,
February
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: This report
describes clinical findings of a 28-year old female patient presented with
non-healing digit ulcer and Raynaud’s phenomenon. Upon investigation was found
to have high eosinophil count alongside hypocomplementemia. This patient was
diagnosed with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and was started on therapy;
her other laboratory findings were attributed to a coinciding helminthic
infection. This case suggests the possibility of having two different diagnoses presenting
at once causing a clinical dilemma.