Eosinophilic Endomyocarditis Combined With Pericardial and Pleural Effusion

نویسندگان

  • Sung-Hye You
  • Soon Jun Hong
  • Chul Min Ahn
  • Do-Sun Lim
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:

دوره 39  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009