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KMID : 0390620140220040224
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2014 Volume.22 No. 4 p.224 ~ p.227
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Cardiac Involvement in Hypereosinophilia Associated with Toxocariasis
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Park Hyun-Joon
You Ga-In
Cho Kyoung-Im
Yang Joung-Wook
Kim Soo-Young
Kim Hyun-Su
Cha Tae-Joon
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Abstract
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Cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilia is rare; when present, it manifests as ventricular thickening, usually with fibrous tissue and mural thrombosis. We present a case of a 57-year-old man with an abnormal right ventricular apex with eosinophilia, which was caused by Toxocara canis infection.
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KEYWORD
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Eosinophilia , Toxocara canis , Echocardiography
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