A child with eosinophilia, Loeffler endocarditis, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-532

  Files, Matthew D ^a   Zenel, Joseph A ^b   Armsby, Laurie B ^a   Langley, Stephen M ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Eosinophilia; Loeffler endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MEBENDAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LOEFFLER ENDOCARDITIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PRECURSOR B-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 67349092438     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9360-7     Document Type: Article

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