A young female presenting with heart failure secondary to eosinophilic myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature

A young female presenting with heart failure secondary to eosinophilic myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Eosinophilic myocarditis is one of the fatal complications of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromes. Given the rarity of this form of myocarditis, it is often under-recognized. We describe a young girl who presented with features of heart failure. To our knowledge, this is the f...

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Main Authors: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara Ralapanawa, Kulatunga Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Pramitha Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Miriyalini Sundararajah, Widana Arachchilage Thilak Ananda Jayalath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Eosinophilic myocarditis
Heart failure
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome
Systemic steroids
Young female
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3273-1

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