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KMID : 0390620100180010021
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2010 Volume.18 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.24
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A Case of Loeffler’s Endocarditis Associated with Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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Seo Jeong-Sook
Song Jong-Min
Kim Dae-Hee
Kang Duk-Hyun
Song Jae-Kwan
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Abstract
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Loeffler’s endocarditis is generally caused by hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized with eosinophilia and eosionophilic penetration leading to the fibrous thickening of endocardium of both ventricles,apical obliteration and heart failure. We report a case of a 23-year-old male with Loeffler’s endocarditis caused by Churg-Strauss syndrome. The echocardiogram showed that biventricular failure with large thrombus in left ventricle. His symptoms and typical echocardiographic findings markedly improved within 2 months after treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Loeffler’s endocarditis, Churg-Strauss syndrome
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