Unusual case of aortic valve involvement in patient with Löffler's endomyocarditis: management, follow-up and short review of the literature.
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is an uncommon systemic disease which is characterised by blood eosinophilia and multiple clinical presentations. Cardiac involvement is the major cause of mortality and morbidity. Here we describe a 59-year-old man with symptoms of progressive dyspnea on exertion, and productive cough as an unusual case of Löffler endomyocarditis with a mass on the aortic valve which showed regression with treatment.
Bozcali
Evin
E
Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul 212, Turkey.
Aliyev
Farid
F
Agac
Mustafa Tarik
MT
Erkan
Hakan
H
Okcun
Baris
B
Babalik
Erhan
E
Karpuz
Hakan
H
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone