Large left ventricular non-infectious vegetation in patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
| Autor: | Yeo-Jeong Song, Jino Park, Doo-Il Kim, Chan-Seon Park, Dong-Kie Kim, Yun-Seok Song, Sang-Hoon Seol, Ki-Hun Kim, Yeon-Mi Kim, Seunghwan Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Myocarditis business.industry General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Pericardial effusion 03 medical and health sciences Pericarditis 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Heart failure Eosinophilic cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Thrombus Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Systemic vasculitis |
| Zdroj: | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. 31:e1-e4 |
| ISSN: | 1680-0745 1995-1892 |
| DOI: | 10.5830/cvja-2019-065 |
| Popis: | Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare form of systemic vasculitis in which cardiac involvement is relatively common and accounts for half of EGPA-related deaths. Cardiac involvement is more frequent in patients with an absence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and those with higher eosinophil counts. Clinical manifestations are various, including myocarditis, pericarditis, pericardial effusion, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular insufficiencies and intra-cardiac thrombus formation. The pathology of cardiac involvement in EGPA is usually endomyocardial and pericardial eosinophilic infiltration. Considering the potentially adverse outcomes associated with cardiac involvement in EGPA, early detection is important. We experienced a rare case of EGPA with cardiac involvement presenting with non-infectious vegetations. |
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