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Systemic thrombo-embolic events in a middle-aged male with Loeffler endocarditis without peripheral eosinophilia-a case report.

Mintje BohnéSebastian BohnenHans-Christian VoigtHendrik van der SchalkDa-Un ChungStephan WillemsKarin KlingelDietmar KivelitzEdda Bahlmann
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2022)
This case demonstrates and highlights the findings, treatment and outcome of a patient with LE and associated thrombo-embolic events without peripheral eosinophilia and emphazises the importance of awareness for LE in patients presenting with an acute cardiac decompensation and thrombo-embolic events. EMB should be performed early in unstable patients unsuitable for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
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