Intern Med 2012;51(3):309-13

Hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with simultaneous intracardiac thrombi, cerebral thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism.

Buyuktas D, Eskazan AE, Borekci S, Umut S, Ongen Z, Tuzuner N, Soysal T.
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.

Abstract

The hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a subcategory of idiopathic eosinophilia which is characterized by marked unexplained eosinophilia and evidence of tissue eosinophilia which leads to eosinophil-mediated organ damage. Cardiac and thromboembolic complications of HES are the common causes of mortality and morbidity. Here, we report a 54-year-old woman with HES who presented with simultaneously occurring cardiac thrombi, pulmonary embolism, and cerebrovascular thromboembolism.