Toxocara -induced eosinophilic myocarditis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare inflammatory heart disease with a variety of etiologies and prevalence that varies geographically. The present case involves a 39-year-old patient from rural Arkansas with biopsy-proven eosinophilic myocarditis. He presented in acute decompensated heart failure with positive serology for Toxocara along with brisk myocardial infiltration of eosinophils and neutrophils. This case demonstrates the importance of history taking, the diagnostic complexity, and the wide variety of potential causes of eosinophilic heart disease, including from host response to infectious diseases.
Institutions: Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Health
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4414194996