Cardiac Involvement in Hypereosinophilia Associated with Toxocariasis.
10.4250/jcu.2014.22.4.224
- Author:
Hyun Joon PARK
1
;
Ga In YOU
;
Kyoung Im CHO
;
Joung Wook YANG
;
Soo Young KIM
;
Hyun Su KIM
;
Tae Joon CHA
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kyoungim74@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophilia;
Toxocara canis;
Echocardiography
- MeSH:
Echocardiography;
Eosinophilia;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Thrombosis;
Toxocara canis;
Toxocariasis*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2014;22(4):224-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilia is rare; when present, it manifests as ventricular thickening, usually with fibrous tissue and mural thrombosis. We present a case of a 57-year-old man with an abnormal right ventricular apex with eosinophilia, which was caused by Toxocara canis infection.
