Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient With Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

A 40-year-old woman with a pulmonary embolism, central nervous system infarcts, and eosinophilia was referred for evaluation. Findings on echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance were consistent with eosinophilic myocarditis with left ventricular involvement. Further examination led to the di...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2021-06, Vol.3 (6), p.954-959
Hauptverfasser: Dimitroglou, Yannis, Alexopoulos, Thodoris, Aggeli, Constantina, Kalantzi, Maria, Nouli, Anastasia, Dourakis, Spyridon P., Tsioufis, Konstantinos
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Zusammenfassung:A 40-year-old woman with a pulmonary embolism, central nervous system infarcts, and eosinophilia was referred for evaluation. Findings on echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance were consistent with eosinophilic myocarditis with left ventricular involvement. Further examination led to the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection, and treatment with ivermectin and rivaroxaban resulted in clinical, laboratory, and cardiac imaging improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.04.014