A Case of Churg-Strauss Syndrome with Endomyocardial Fibrosis / 대한류마티스학회지
The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
; : 306-310, 2010.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Cardiac involvement is an important cause of mortality in patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome. The typical cardiac presentation of Churg-Strauss syndrome includes pericarditis, myocarditis, and cardiomyopathy. Endomyocardial fibrosis has rarely been described in patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome. We experienced a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome who exhibited exertional dyspnea and endomyocardial fibrosis visualized as delayed enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). After glucocorticoid treatment, the patient's symptom resolved, and the eosinophil count decreased to normal. Nine months later, the delayed-enhanced lesion on the cardiac MRI nearly disappeared. Here, we report a case of endomyocardial fibrosis in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome with a literature review.
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Main subject:
Pericarditis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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Dyspnea
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Endomyocardial Fibrosis
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Eosinophils
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Cardiomyopathies
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Myocarditis
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
Year:
2010
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Article