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Paediatric presentation of cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Massin, Martial M.; JACQUEMART, Caroline; Damry, Nasroolla
2017In Cardiology in the Young, 27 (1), p. 186-188
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Keywords :
Child; Echocardiography; Endomyocardial Fibrosis/complications/diagnosis; Fatal Outcome; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome/complications; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; Male; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/diagnosis/etiology/surgery; Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Loeffler endocarditis; heart failure
Abstract :
[en] 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.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Pediatrics
Author, co-author :
Massin, Martial M.
JACQUEMART, Caroline ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de pédiatrie
Damry, Nasroolla
Language :
English
Title :
Paediatric presentation of cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Publication date :
January 2017
Journal title :
Cardiology in the Young
ISSN :
1047-9511
eISSN :
1467-1107
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom
Volume :
27
Issue :
1
Pages :
186-188
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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