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Neeraj Awasthy1, Yasser Bhat, S Radhakrishnan
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC), Okhla road, New Delhi, 110025, India, n_awasthy@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Eosinophilia is a very unusual and rare cause of thrombosis of prosthetic mitral valve. We report a 10-year-old male child of recurrent stuck prosthetic mitral valve. The child underwent mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation secondary to Rheumatic heart disease. He had recurrent prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis, despite desired INR levels. There was associated eosinophilia. The child was treated on the lines of tropical eosinophilia with oral prednisolone and diethylcarbamazine, the eosinophil count dropped significantly with no subsequent episode of stuck mitral valve. We discuss the management of recurrent stuck mitral valve and also eosinophilia as a causative factor for the same.
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