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Recurrence of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis after orthotopic heart transplant
Author(s) -
Rastogi Ujjwal,
Sergie Ziad,
Pinney Sean,
Moss Noah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14679
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilic , churg strauss syndrome , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , heart transplantation , necrotizing vasculitis , eosinophilia , cardiac allograft vasculopathy , vasculitis , pathology , transplantation , cardiology , disease
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis ( EGPA ), previously referred to as Churg‐Strauss syndrome, is a necrotizing small vessel vasculitis associated with eosinophilic infiltrates and extravascular granulomas. We report a case of a Caucasian woman successfully bridged to heart transplantation with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device ( LVAD ) who survived recurrence of EGPA in the allograft.