Case report of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis presenting as acute myocarditis

Abstract

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

• cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
• cardiomyopathy
• case report
• EGPA
• endomyocardial biopsy
• eosinophilic myocarditis