Case report of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis presenting as acute myocarditis

Marie Björkenstam; Emanuele Bobbio; Tomas Mellberg; Christian L Polte; Niklas Bergh; Francesco Giallauria; Entela Bollano

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6446

Case report of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis presenting as acute myocarditis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Oct 11;10(10):e6446. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6446. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Marie Björkenstam^{1

2}, Emanuele Bobbio^{1

2}, Tomas Mellberg¹, Christian L Polte^{2

3

4}, Niklas Bergh^{1

2}, Francesco Giallauria⁵, Entela Bollano^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden.
² Institute of Medicine Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden.
³ Department of Clinical Physiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden.
⁴ Department of Radiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden.
⁵ Department of Translational Medical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Naples Italy.

Abstract

This case presents a challenging diagnosis of EGPA presenting as eosinophilic myocarditis. It is a condition that can mimic many other diseases and where prompt diagnosis and early treatment is essential for recovery. The diagnosis was made after an endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) and showed the importance of EMB in the diagnostic work-up.

Keywords: EGPA; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cardiomyopathy; case report; endomyocardial biopsy; eosinophilic myocarditis; eosinophils; myocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports