Korean J Med.
2004 Mar;66(3):284-287.
A case of acute eosinophilic myocarditis as a complication of the hypereosinophilic syndrome
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. grhong@med.yu.ac.kr
Abstract
- The hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a leukoproliferative disorder, marked by sustained blood eosinophilia of greater than 1,500/mm3, for longer than 6 months and predilection to damage specific oragans. Any organ system may be affected in HES, but the most severe clinicopathophysio-logical involvements are of the heart and nervous system. We report a case of a 48-year-old man with acute eosinophilic myocarditis combined with hypereosinophilic syndrome who was successfully treated with steroids.
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