Recurrence of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis after orthotopic heart transplant | Zendy

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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.

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