title: Repeated Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis in Fluke Infection Induced Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.
abstract: A 43-year-old female patient with mitral valve stenosis and hypereosinophilia on admission received mechanical mitral valve replacement. During the 2 years after the first surgery, the patient underwent two mitral valve revision operations for repeated prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis. During the 2-year period, the patient's absolute eosinophil count was found elevated repeatedly. Finally, fluke antibody detection revealed fluke infection and, after praziquantel treatment, a normal level of absolute eosinophil count has been maintained and recurrent thrombosis has not occurred for 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yiran
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: maliang_99@126.com.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000150:complications*