title: Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome and giant cell myocarditis: a case report and therapeutic approach.
abstract: Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome and giant cell myocarditis are rare and unrelated inflammatory conditions. Both may result in intense inflammatory infiltrates with eosinophilic predominance. A case involving a patient in whom both conditions occurred and who required intensive, prolonged immunosuppressive therapy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Heart Institute of Puget Sound, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Amidon
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016603:Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine