A case of acute eosinophilic myopericarditis presenting with cardiogenic shock and normal peripheral eosinophil count

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-140

  Sohn, Il Suk ^a   Park, Jong Chun ^a   Chung, Jae Hun ^b   Kim, Kye Hun ^a   Ahn, Youngkeun ^a   Jeong, Myung Ho ^a   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Eosinophil; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL MYOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33748433254     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.136     Document Type: Article

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