title: Hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with simultaneous intracardiac thrombi, cerebral thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism.
abstract: The hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a subcategory of idiopathic eosinophilia which is characterized by marked unexplained eosinophilia and evidence of tissue eosinophilia which leads to eosinophil-mediated organ damage. Cardiac and thromboembolic complications of HES are the common causes of mortality and morbidity. Here, we report a 54-year-old woman with HES who presented with simultaneously occurring cardiac thrombi, pulmonary embolism, and cerebrovascular thromboembolism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deram
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buyuktas
authors.forename: Ahmet Emre
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Eskazan
authors.forename: Sermin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borekci
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umut
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ongen
authors.forename: Nukhet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuzuner
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soysal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis