Eosinophilic Endomyocarditis Combined With Pericardial and Pleural Effusion

Eosinophilic endomyocarditis is a manifestation of hypereosinophilic syndrome, characterized by prolonged (>6 months), unexplained peripheral blood eosinophilia (>1,500 cells/mm(3)) with end-organ damage in unknown causes. We report a case of a 42-year-old patient who developed eosinophilic en...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: You, Sung-Hye, Hong, Soon Jun, Ahn, Chul Min, Lim, Do-Sun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049141
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2009.39.12.545
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Sumario:Eosinophilic endomyocarditis is a manifestation of hypereosinophilic syndrome, characterized by prolonged (>6 months), unexplained peripheral blood eosinophilia (>1,500 cells/mm(3)) with end-organ damage in unknown causes. We report a case of a 42-year-old patient who developed eosinophilic endomyocarditis following upper respiratory tract symptoms for 2 months. Additionally, endomyocarditis was combined with massive pleural effusion and pericardial effusion, which have not been reported in Korea.

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