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14520487

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
In many cases, the diagnosis of eosinophilic myocarditis is suggested by an elevated peripheral blood eosinophil count. However, no detailed studies have been performed on the sequential changes in the initial peripheral blood eosinophil count over the course of the disease. We measured the peripheral blood eosinophil count at the time of presentation in eight patients with eosinophilic myocarditis proven by endomyocardial biopsy and intermittently thereafter. The eosinophil count at the time of onset was <500/mm(3) in four patients, >500/mm(3) but <1,000/mm(3) in three patients, and > or =1,000/mm(3) in one patient. In three of the four patients with an initial eosinophil count of <500/mm(3), an increase to > or =500/mm(3) occurred 7-12 days after the onset. The remaining patient did not develop peripheral eosinophilia. In conclusion, in the early stage of eosinophilic myocarditis, peripheral hypereosinophilia is not present initially in some patients, and may not develop during the course of the illness in a subset of these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0910-8327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in the peripheral eosinophil count in patients with acute eosinophilic myocarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. morimoto@fujita-hu.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article