Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2021)

Interesting features of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in a Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Secondary to Toxocariasis

  • Sanaz Asadian,
  • Nahid Rezaeian,
  • Sahar Asl Fallah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5043
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 11
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Toxocariasis is a relatively common parasitic disease that can rarely affect the heart. Cardiac toxocariasis may lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to hypereosinophilia. CMR is a valuable diagnostic method in hypereosinophilic syndrome.

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