A Case of Loeffler's Endocarditis Associated with Churg-Strauss Syndrome.

Author: Jeong Sook SEO ¹ ; Jong Min SONG ; Dae Hee KIM ; Duk Hyun KANG ; Jae Kwan SONG
Author Information

1. Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jmsong@amc.seoul.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Loeffler's endocarditis; Churg-Strauss syndrome
MeSH: Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive; Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Endocardium; Eosinophilia; Heart Failure; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome; Male; Thrombosis; Young Adult
From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2010;18(1):21-24
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Loeffler's endocarditis is generally caused by hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized with eosinophilia and eosionophilic penetration leading to the fibrous thickening of endocardium of both ventricles, apical obliteration and heart failure. We report a case of a 23-year-old male with Loeffler's endocarditis caused by Churg-Strauss syndrome. The echocardiogram showed that biventricular failure with large thrombus in left ventricle. His symptoms and typical echocardiographic findings markedly improved within 2 months after treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome.