title: Paediatric presentation of cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
abstract: Eosinophilic endomyocarditis is extremely rare in paediatrics. This case report aims to present the sequential changes from thrombotic to fibrotic stages of the cardiac involvement in a child with hypereosinophilic syndrome. Endomyocardial fibrosis progressively aggravated the severity of the mitral regurgitation. Bioprosthetic valve replacement was finally performed without recurrence of cardiac complications despite a late relapse of the underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital,Free University of Brussels ULB,Brussels,Belgium.
authors.forename: Martial M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Massin
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital,Free University of Brussels ULB,Brussels,Belgium.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacquemart
authors.affiliation: 2Division of Pediatric Radiology,Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital,Free University of Brussels ULB,Brussels,Belgium.
authors.forename: Nasroolla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damry
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Loeffler endocarditis; child; heart failure