title: Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: magnetic resonance imaging findings in endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: Significant eosinophilia and even eosinophilic tissue infiltration has been associated with a variety of clinical disorders including allergic and immunodeficiency states, drug reaction, infection, parasitic infestation and malignancy. Eosinophilia without an underlying aetiology and with multi-organ dysfunction has been designated idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. We report a case of endomyocardial fibrosis with MRI findings.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical Imaging and Rheumatology, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. jstankovski@hunter.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puvaneswary
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joshua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ratnarajah
mesh_terms: D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged