Published October 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Hypereosinophilia with Multiple Thromboembolic Cerebral Infarcts and Focal Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  • 1. Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We report a case of hypereosinophilia causing multiple areas of cerebral infarcts. A 52-year-old Korean man presented with dysarthria and weakness in both arms. A brain MRI revealed multiple acute infarcts in the distal border zone with focal intracerebral hemorrhage, whereas a cerebral angiogram was not remarkable. The eosinophil count was 5,500/μL and was accompanied by elevated cardiac enzyme levels. The pattern of cerebral infarcts and laboratory results suggest a thromboembolic infarction associated with hypereosinophilia

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Korean Journal of Radiology
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
5
Series
10 refs, 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 511-514
ISSN
1229-6929

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