Cardiac Involvement in Hypereosinophilia Associated with Toxocariasis
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
;
: 224-227, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-218652
ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Thrombosis
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Echocardiography
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Toxocariasis
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Toxocara canis
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Eosinophilia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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