@article {Karnak172, author = {Demet Karnak and Oya Kayacan and Sumru Beder and Mustafa Delibalta}, title = {Hypereosinophilic syndrome with pulmonary and cardiac involvement in a patient with asthma}, volume = {168}, number = {2}, pages = {172--175}, year = {2003}, publisher = {CMAJ}, abstract = {Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an identifiable underlying cause and multiple-organ dysfunction, most frequently involving the heart, the central or peripheral nervous system and the lungs. We describe a case in which a patient with asthma who had idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with pulmonary involvement presented with symptoms of pulmonary embolism and left ventricular thrombus.}, issn = {0820-3946}, URL = {https://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/2/172}, eprint = {https://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/2/172.full.pdf}, journal = {CMAJ} }