Hypereosinophilia with Multiple Thromboembolic Cerebral Infarcts and Focal Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
10.3348/kjr.2009.10.5.511
- Author:
Eun Ju LEE
1
;
Young Jun LEE
;
Seung Ro LEE
;
Dong Woo PARK
;
Hyun Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 133-792, Korea. yjleeee@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome;
Infarction, cerebral;
Thromboembolism;
Intracerebral hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis/*etiology;
Cerebral Infarction/diagnosis/*etiology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Eosinophilia/*complications/drug therapy;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2009;10(5):511-514
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of hypereosinophilia causing multiple areas of cerebral infarcts. A 52-year-old Korean man presented with dysarthria and weakness in both arms. A brain MRI revealed multiple acute infarcts in the distal border zone with focal intracerebral hemorrhage, whereas a cerebral angiogram was not remarkable. The eosinophil count was 5,500/microLiter and was accompanied by elevated cardiac enzyme levels. The pattern of cerebral infarcts and laboratory results suggest a thromboembolic infarction associated with hypereosinophilia.
