Early Stage Loeffler's Endocarditis Detected by Transthoracic Echocardiography.
10.12701/yujm.2012.29.2.118
- Author:
Min Kyu KANG
1
;
Won Jong PARK
;
Sung Yun JUNG
;
Su Mi KIM
;
Tae Hun KWON
;
Young Ha RYU
;
Jang Won SON
;
Dong Gu SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. dgshin@yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Loeffler's endocarditis;
Transthoracic echocardiography;
Thrombus
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Endocardium;
Endomyocardial Fibrosis;
Eosinophils;
Humans;
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome;
Male;
Thrombosis
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2012;29(2):118-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Loeffler's endocarditis involves progressive eosinophilic infiltration of the endocardium, which leads to apical thrombotic obliteration of the ventricle and endomyocardial fibrosis, that may finally represent a characteristic feature of restrictive cardiomyopathy. This paper presents a case of a 44-year-old male with symptoms of dyspnea and peripheral hypereosinophilia, who was diagnosed with early stage Loeffler's endocarditis via multicardiac imaging modalities.
