Hypereosinophilic syndrome with severe cardiac involvement and fatal outcome. Case report and review of the literature

Abstract Subarachnoid hemorrhage represents a rare event in pregnancy with a high mortality rate. We present the case of a 39-year-old pregnant woman who developed right vertebral artery dissection with subsequent massive subarachnoid hemorrhage with fatal outcome. The macroscopic and microscopic autopsy findings are described. A review of the literature with a discussion of the varied predisposing factors for vertebral artery dissection and subarachnoid hemorrhage and the rarity of these events in pregnancy is provided.

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Oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal myxoma: case report and literature review

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s002221510700669x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 121 (5) ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S Ayache ◽

D Chatelain ◽

B Tramier ◽

V Strunski

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Literature Review ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Cardiac Involvement ◽

Cardiac Myxoma ◽

Benign Tumour ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Rare Tumour ◽

Rare Benign Tumour

Objectives: To describe the features of an oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal myxoma.Materials and methods: Case report of a 34-year-old patient operated upon for a dual-location tumour, and review of the literature.Results: The myxoma is a rare tumour. Various head and neck locations have been described, but not (to our knowledge) a tumour in both the oropharynx and the hypopharynx. Multiple synchronous locations must be searched for, particularly regarding cardiac myxoma.Conclusion: The myxoma is a rare, benign tumour, even rarer in the head and neck. Surgical treatment must be complete in order to avoid recurrences, and should be performed after assessment for cardiac involvement.

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Cardiac involvement in HIV-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report and short review of the literature

Annals of Hematology ◽

10.1007/s002770050416 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 77 (1-2) ◽

pp. 75-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

P. Sanna ◽

F. Bertoni ◽

E. Zucca ◽

E. Roggero ◽

E. Passega Sidler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽

Cardiac Involvement ◽

Short Review ◽

Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Non Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽

Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Endocrinology ◽

10.1155/2012/318398 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rashed Al Bannay ◽

Aysha Husain ◽

Saeed Khalaf

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Atrioventricular Block ◽

Heart Block ◽

Cardiac Involvement ◽

Complete Heart Block ◽

Rare Complication ◽

Thyroid Storm ◽

Common Disease ◽

Review Of The Literature

Thyrotoxicosis complicated by advance degree atrioventricular block, a rare complication of a common disease. The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. Thyroxin's ability to sensitize the catecholamine receptors causing tachyarrhythmias is well addressed. However, as an aetiology for advanced heart block, thyrotoxicosis is ranked as one of the rarest.

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Fatal pulmonary fibrosis induced by paclitaxel: a case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer ◽

10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00071 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 16 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 391-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

G. Ostoros ◽

A. Pretz ◽

J. Fillinger ◽

I. Soltesz ◽

B. Dome

Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Failure ◽

Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽

Combination Chemotherapy ◽

Interstitial Pneumonitis ◽

Lung Fibrosis ◽

Fatal Outcome ◽

Advanced Ovarian Cancer ◽

Review Of The Literature

Fatal lung fibrosis caused by paclitaxel toxicity has not been reported In this report, we describe the case of a 62-year-old woman who received six cycles of paclitaxel and carboplatin as combination chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer. Four weeks after the end of the chemotherapy she developed interstitial pneumonitis and irreversible lung fibrosis. Despite treatment with corticosteroids, she had rapid deterioration and died of respiratory failure. Pulmonary fibrosis is a complication of paclitaxel therapy that may occur despite treatments with corticosteroids. While reviewing the literature, we found few less severe pulmonary injuries after intravenous use of paclitaxel, but none of these cases had a fatal outcome. Physicians should keep in mind that taxanes such as paclitaxel have the potential to cause pneumonitis and lung fibrosis.

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