Development of eosinophilic endomyocardial disease in a patient with episodic angioedema and eosinophilia.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.09.019 and PMC identifier 4955938.
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Abstract
Episodic angioedema and eosinophilia (Gleich syndrome) has been distinguished from other hypereosinophilic syndromes by the absence of cardiac involvement. Here we report a case in which eosinophilic endomyocardial disease developed in a patient with episodic angioedema and eosinophilia.
Medical subject headings
- Angioedema
- Endomyocardial Fibrosis
- Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
- Eosinophilia
- Interferon-alpha
- Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Thapsigargin