Eosinophilic endocarditis and Strongyloides stercoralis.
Am J Cardiol
; 112(3): 461-2, 2013 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-23672985
ABSTRACT
A 40-year-old woman from El Salvador presented with 3 months of abdominal pain and diarrhea followed by 2 weeks of atypical chest pain and exertional dyspnea and was diagnosed with eosinophilic endocarditis secondary to Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed apical masses in the left and right ventricles and a thickened posterior mitral valve leaflet and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a left ventricular apical mass with diffuse subendocardial delayed enhancement consistent with endocardial fibrosis. In conclusion, eosinophilic endocarditis is a rare cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by endomyocardial fibrosis and apical thrombosis and fibrosis with frequent involvement of the posterior mitral valve leaflet.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrongiloidiasis
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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Síndrome Hipereosinofílico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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America do norte
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El salvador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Cardiol
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos