title: [Segmental myocarditis in Churg-Strauss syndrome. Review of the literature apropos of a case].
abstract: We describe a 25-year old man in whom segmental myocarditis and pericarditis was diagnosed using two-dimensional echocardiography. Churg-Strauss syndrome was suspected in the presence of asthma and evidence of hypereosinophilia. Early therapy with oral prednisone led to resolution of pericarditis but septal hypokinesia was still present after 4 years. The pathophysiology of segmental myocarditis in the Churg Strauss syndrome is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zerbib
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chauvel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Myocardite segmentaire au cours du syndrome de Churg et Strauss. Revue de la littérature à propos d'un cas.