RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hypereosinophilic syndrome with pulmonary and cardiac involvement in a patient with asthma
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 172
OP 175
VO 168
IS 2
A1 Karnak, Demet
A1 Kayacan, Oya
A1 Beder, Sumru
A1 Delibalta, Mustafa
YR 2003
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/2/172.abstract
AB Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an identifiable underlying cause and multiple-organ dysfunction, most frequently involving the heart, the central or peripheral nervous system and the lungs. We describe a case in which a patient with asthma who had idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with pulmonary involvement presented with symptoms of pulmonary embolism and left ventricular thrombus.