title: Loeffler's endocarditis presenting with acute abdominal aortic obstruction.
abstract: Loeffler's endocarditis is a complication of diseases associated with the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, which is characterised by persistently elevated blood eosinophil counts with symptoms and signs of organ involvement especially in the heart, vascular system, nervous system and bone marrow. We report the involvements of the endocardium and aorta, without endomyocardial fibrosis and the complete resolution of the endocardial eosinophilic infiltration with steroids and anticoagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: shseol@paik.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.forename: Pil-Sang
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dong-Kie
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki-Hun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Doo-Il
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology*; D021921:Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Aortic obstruction; Loeffler's endocarditis; Thrombus