title: Endomyocardial fibrosis and mural thrombus in a 4-year-old girl due to idiopathic hypereosinophilia syndrome described with serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with idiopathic hypereosinophilia syndrome, endomyocardial fibrosis, and mural thrombus. This condition is rarely seen in children outside the tropics. Myocardial biopsy is historically the standard for diagnosis. Reports in adult literature, however, have shown the utility of cardiac MRI as a non-invasive tool for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case with serial cardiac MRI in a child.
authors: 1Graduate Medical Education,UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital,Oakland,California,USA.
authors: Christiana P
authors: CP
authors: Tai
authors: 2Department of Diagnostic Imaging,UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital,Oakland,California,USA.
authors: Taylor
authors: T
authors: Chung
authors: 3Department of Pediatric Cardiology,UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital,Oakland,94609 California,USA.
authors: Kishor
authors: K
authors: Avasarala
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; endomyocardial fibrosis; idiopathic hypereosinophilia syndrome