A case of eosinophilic heart disease diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy findings

H Kawagoshi; M Shimizu; T Suematsu; N Sugihara; Y Kita; K Shimizu; M Minamoto; H Sanada; Y Arai; H Ino

doi:10.1536/ihj.31.259

A case of eosinophilic heart disease diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy findings

Jpn Heart J. 1990 Mar;31(2):259-64. doi: 10.1536/ihj.31.259.

Authors

H Kawagoshi¹, M Shimizu, T Suematsu, N Sugihara, Y Kita, K Shimizu, M Minamoto, H Sanada, Y Arai, H Ino, et al.

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.

PMID: 2355461
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.31.259

Abstract

A rare case of early stage eosinophilic heart disease was diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy findings, despite the relatively low peripheral eosinophil blood count (640/mm3).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies / pathology
Endocardium / pathology
Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
Eosinophilia / diagnostic imaging
Eosinophilia / pathology
Humans
Male
Myocardium / pathology*
Radiography