Löffler endocarditis with multiple cerebral embolism.

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address:

Published: July 2014

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is an uncommon leukoproliferative systemic disorder characterized by the sustained eosinophilia and target organ damage. We report the case of a 56-year-old man presenting with multiple cerebral embolism, Löffler endocarditis, and hypereosinophilia. This patient also had pleural, bone marrow, and skin involvement. The unique feature was multifocal embolisms in the brain.

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