Eosinophilic endomyocarditis combined with pericardial and pleural effusion
Sung-Hye You1, Soon Jun Hong, Chul Min Ahn
1Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
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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