Eosinophilia to endomyocardial fibrosis: Documentation of a case

Eosinophilia to endomyocardial fibrosis: Documentation of a case

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is an important cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in tropical countries. The etiopathogenesis of EMF remains obscure. The role of eosinophilia in the etiopathogenesis of EMF has been debated extensively, but remains unproven. Accordingly, we present a case wherein a p...

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Main Authors: Dinkar Bhasin, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Sudheer Arava, Shyam S Kothari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Endomyocardial fibrosis
eosinophilia
eosinophilic myocarditis
Loeffler's myocarditis
restrictive cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=207;epage=210;aulast=Bhasin
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Summary:Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is an important cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in tropical countries. The etiopathogenesis of EMF remains obscure. The role of eosinophilia in the etiopathogenesis of EMF has been debated extensively, but remains unproven. Accordingly, we present a case wherein a patient with documented eosinophilia and heart failure at the age of three-and-a-half years presented with endomyocardial fibrosis at the age of nine years. Such documentation is important to highlight the central role of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of EMF.
ISSN:0974-2069

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