TY - JOUR T1 - Hypereosinophilic syndrome with pulmonary and cardiac involvement in a patient with asthma JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 172 LP - 175 VL - 168 IS - 2 AU - Demet Karnak AU - Oya Kayacan AU - Sumru Beder AU - Mustafa Delibalta Y1 - 2003/01/21 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/2/172.abstract N2 - 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. ER -