Cardiac tamponade: a rare complication of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is a rare systemic disease with multiple clinical presentations including cardiac, pulmonary and dermatologic manifestations. Little is known about the pathophysiology and potential triggers of this condition. Approximately 40-70% of these cases have cardiac involvement, which is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiac tamponade is a rare but serious complication of IHES. Herein, we report a patient with IHES who presented with cardiac tamponade. To the authors' knowledge, this is the second case of cardiac tamponade in adults with IHES reported in the medical literature.
Fernandez
Antonio B
AB
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. Antonio.fernandez@yale.edu
Ahmed
Shafeeq
S
Duncan
Brett
B
Firshein
Stephen
S
Kluger
Jeffrey
J
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011241:Prednisone; D006918:Hydroxyurea