title: [Acute pericarditis as initial clinical manifestation of hypereosinophilia syndrome].
abstract: The case of a patient in whom acute pericarditis was the initial manifestation of an idiopathic hypereosinophilia is reported. Endomyocardial abnormalities were not found by echocardiography. Response to prednisone therapy was good; symptoms, pericardial effusion and eosinophilia early disappeared after therapy. Some clinical aspects of this uncommon disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anguita
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mesa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vivancos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suárez de Lezo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vallés
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Pericarditis aguda como manifestación clínica inicial del síndrome hipereosinófilo.