[Hypereosinophilic syndrome and acute ventricular failure].
Hypereosinophilic syndromes are characterized by very high levels of eosinophils in peripheral blood and a dysfunction of several organs as a consequence of their massive infiltration by eosinophilic cells. Cardiac alterations are traditionally known as fibroplastic endomyocarditis (Loeffler's Syndrome). We present the case of a female patient admitted in another center for the study of an accidentally discovered eosinophilia and referred to us because of her progressive hemodynamic deterioration followed by a poor clinical evolution. The anatomopathologic findings showed the classical injuries of this Syndrome; specially at cardiac level, where it is important to highlight the occupation of all the right ventricule's cavity by a clog. These injuries justified the origin of the stormy clinical presentation.
Martínez Lacasa
J T
JT
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Princeps D'Espanya, Barcelona.
Górriz Vidal
M
M
Guionnet Anguera
N
N
Martos Rodríguez
M A
MA
Fernández Villadrich
P
P
Ferrer Sierra
M J
MJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Síndrome hipereosinofílico y fracaso ventricular agudo.