Hypereosinophilic syndrome with Löffler's endomyocarditis is a rare disease with poor prognosis. Clinically, it affects young adults, characterized by eosinophilia and cardiopulmonary symptoms. We report a 50-year-old woman with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with Löffler's endomyocarditis.
Özet
Löffler endomiyokarditi ile seyreden hipereozinofılik sendrom, prognozu kötü olan, nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Klinik olarak, genç erişkinlerde görülür ve eozinofıli ve kardiyopulmoner semptomlar ile karakterizedir. Biz, Löffler endomiyokarditli hipereozinofilik sendromu olan 50 yaşındaki bir kadın hastayı yayınlıyoruz.
ÖZDOL, Ç., DÖVEN, O., VURUŞKAN, E., AKGÜN, G., ÖZENCİ, M., ORAL, D. (2000). A case report of hypereosinophilic syndrome with Löffler's endomyocarditis. MN Kardiyoloji, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 2, 148–150. https://ajindex.com/articles/299193
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