Blood hypereosinophilia syndrome with cardiac involvement and extramembranous glomerulopathy
Lanfranchi, J.; Meyrier, A.; Sachs, R.N.; Guillevin, L.
Annales de Medecine Interne 137(2): 133-137
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-410X PMID: 3717818 Document Number: 273644
The case of a 71 year old woman with an idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is reported. Bidimensional ultrasonography was in favor of endomyocardial involvement. This case was original as nephrotic syndrome developed, due to membranous glomerulopathy which was complicated with renal vein thrombosis. Both eosinophilia and nephrotic syndrome greatly improved with corticosteroid treatment. Nonetheless, the patient died suddenly after 2 years, and this demise is in keeping with the overall poor prognosis of idiopathic eosinophilic syndrome.