Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient With Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

A 40-year-old woman with a pulmonary embolism, central nervous system infarcts, and eosinophilia was referred for evaluation. Findings on echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance were consistent with eosinophilic myocarditis with left ventricular involvement. Further examination led to the di...

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Autores principales: Dimitroglou, Yannis, Alexopoulos, Thodoris, Aggeli, Constantina, Kalantzi, Maria, Nouli, Anastasia, Dourakis, Spyridon P., Tsioufis, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.04.014
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Sumario:A 40-year-old woman with a pulmonary embolism, central nervous system infarcts, and eosinophilia was referred for evaluation. Findings on echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance were consistent with eosinophilic myocarditis with left ventricular involvement. Further examination led to the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection, and treatment with ivermectin and rivaroxaban resulted in clinical, laboratory, and cardiac imaging improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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