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Torcida N, Casalino G, Bondue A, Jodaitis L, Vanden Eynden F, Roufosse F. Case report: Serious unexpected vascular events in two patients with lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndrome. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1256862. [PMID: 37829688 PMCID: PMC10565030 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1256862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Background Lymphocytic-variant hypereosinophilic syndrome (L-HES) is a form of reactive hypereosinophilia, most commonly associated with interleukin-5 over-production by clonal, most commonly CD3-CD4+CD2hiCD5hiCD45RO+ T-cells. Patients often present with predominant cutaneous and soft-tissue manifestations, while cardiovascular involvement is uncommon. Methods We reviewed the medical files of two L-HES patients followed in our center who developed serious vascular complications and performed a literature review for similar cases. Results Patient 1, a 52-year-old female, presented with an ischemic stroke secondary to left middle cerebral artery dissection after 10 years of indolent L-HES. Blood eosinophilia was controlled with oral corticosteroids (OCS), but OCS-tapering attempts with hydroxyurea and pegylated interferon failed, prompting the introduction of mepolizumab with rapid normalization. Patient 2, a 62-year-old female, had been asymptomatic for 10 years without treatment when a NSTEMI occurred, due to coronary artery occlusion secondary to a large cauliflower-aneurysm of the proximal aorta and aneurysmal dilatation of several coronary arteries, requiring semi-urgent surgical management. Aortic wall staining for eosinophil major basic protein showed eosinophils in the adventitia. Blood eosinophilia was controlled with OCS. Conclusions Patients with apparently clinically benign L-HES may develop arterial complications, consisting in dissection and/or aneurysm dilatation of medium-to-large vessels with serious consequences. The value of performing regular vascular imaging and monitoring during follow-up has yet to be determined.
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- Nathan Torcida
- Department of Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Kang N, Choi KH, Kim SM, Kim DK, Sung K, Choi DC. Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm with Thrombosis Complicated in a Patient with Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Yonsei Med J 2023; 64:148-151. [PMID: 36719023 PMCID: PMC9892543 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2022.0279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (iHES) is a rare systemic disease that is characterized by persistent peripheral eosinophilia (absolute eosinophil count ≥1500/uL) for more than 6 months, with end-organ damage and absence of a primary cause for eosinophilia. Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare but life-threatening complication. Here, we report a case of CAA with thrombosis in a patient with iHES in whom the disease activity was well-controlled (eosinophil count <500/uL) for several years. Despite modest control of the disease activity, giant CAA can be associated with iHES; and therefore, close surveillance and monitoring for the development of complications is warranted.
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- Noeul Kang
- Division of Allergy, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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"Idiopathic Eosinophilic Vasculitis": Another Side of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome? A Comprehensive Analysis of 117 Cases in Asthma-Free Patients. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2019; 8:1329-1340.e3. [PMID: 31863912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The absence of asthma may rule out a diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and features of vasculitis. OBJECTIVE To describe eosinophilic vasculitis (EoV) as a possible manifestation of HES in asthma-free patients. METHODS We screened our hospital database and the literature for patients with HES who met the following 4 criteria: (1) histopathological or clinical features of EoV (biopsy-proven vasculitis with predominant eosinophilic infiltration of the vessel wall and/or features of vasculitis with tissue and/or blood hypereosinophilia [absolute eosinophil count >1.5 G/L]); (2) no other obvious causes of reactive eosinophilia, organ damage, and vasculitis; (3) the absence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; and (4) the absence of current asthma. RESULTS Ten of our 83 (12%) asthma-free patients with HES and 107 additional cases in the literature met the criteria for EoV. After a critical analysis of the patients' clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes, we identified 41 cases of single-organ EoV (coronary arteritis, n = 29; temporal arteritis, n = 8; cerebral vasculitis, n = 4). Of the remaining 76 patients with EoV, the most frequent manifestations (>10%) were cutaneous vasculitis (56%), peripheral neuropathy (24%), thromboangiitis obliterans-like disease (16%), fever (13%), central nervous system involvement (13%), deep venous thrombosis (12%), and nonasthma lung manifestations (12%). Blood hypereosinophilia more than 1.5 G/L was observed in 79% of patients, and necrotizing vasculitis was observed in 44%. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that idiopathic EoV (HES-associated vasculitis) can be classified as an eosinophilic-rich, necrotizing, systemic form of vasculitis that affects vessels of various sizes in asthma-free patients.
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Eosinophilic inflammation in spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A potential therapeutic target? Med Hypotheses 2018; 121:91-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Morais H, Manuel V. Giant Aneurysm of Left Coronary Artery Associated With Aneurysm of Right Sinus of Valsalva. Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 102:e569. [PMID: 27847085 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Humberto Morais
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Militar Principal/Instituto Superior, Luanda, Angola.
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- Cardio-Thoracic Center, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, Angola
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Merika EE, Lefroy D, Milojkovic D, Wakelin SH. Hypereosinophilic syndrome: an indolent rash with a serious cardiac complication. Clin Exp Dermatol 2015. [PMID: 26213289 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disorder, characterized by prominent blood or tissue eosinophilia with ensuing tissue damage, which is diagnosed after exclusion of underlying diseases known to cause HES. Sustained eosinophilia is associated with cardiac disease, including endomyocardial thrombosis and fibrosis, leading to restrictive cardiomyopathy, valvular dysfunction and increased thrombotic tendency. Aneurysmal coronary artery disease (CAD) occurring in the absence of stenotic atherosclerotic plaques is extremely rare. We present a case of idiopathic HES in a 30-year-old woman with asymptomatic multianeurysmal CAD and a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, and discuss a brief review of the literature and management strategies.
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- E E Merika
- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Trust, London, UK
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Lefèvre G, Copin MC, Staumont-Sallé D, Avenel-Audran M, Aubert H, Taieb A, Salles G, Maisonneuve H, Ghomari K, Ackerman F, Legrand F, Baruchel A, Launay D, Terriou L, Leclech C, Khouatra C, Morati-Hafsaoui C, Labalette M, Borie R, Cotton F, Gouellec NL, Morschhauser F, Trauet J, Roche-Lestienne C, Capron M, Hatron PY, Prin L, Kahn JE. The lymphoid variant of hypereosinophilic syndrome: study of 21 patients with CD3-CD4+ aberrant T-cell phenotype. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:255-266. [PMID: 25398061 PMCID: PMC4602413 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The CD3-CD4+ aberrant T-cell phenotype is the most described in the lymphoid variant of hypereosinophilic syndrome (L-HES), a rare form of HES. Only a few cases have been reported, and data for these patients are scarce. To describe characteristics and outcome of CD3-CD4+ L-HES patients, we conducted a national multicentric retrospective study in the French Eosinophil Network. All patients who met the recent criteria of hypereosinophilia (HE) or HES and who had a persistent CD3-CD4+ T-cell subset on blood T-cell phenotyping were included. Clinical and laboratory data were retrospectively collected by chart review. CD3-CD4+ L-HES was diagnosed in 21 patients (13 females, median age 42 years [range, 5-75 yr]). Half (48%) had a history of atopic manifestations. Clinical manifestations were dermatologic (81%), superficial adenopathy (62%), rheumatologic (29%), gastrointestinal (24%), pulmonary (19%), neurologic (10%), and cardiovascular (5%). The median absolute CD3-CD4+ T-cell count was 0.35 G/L (range, 0.01-28.3), with a clonal TCRγδ rearrangement in 76% of patients. The mean follow-up duration after HES diagnosis was 6.9 ± 5.1 years. All patients treated with oral corticosteroids (CS) (n = 18) obtained remission, but 16 required CS-sparing treatments. One patient had a T-cell lymphoma 8 years after diagnosis, and 3 deaths occurred during follow-up.In conclusion, clinical manifestations related to CD3-CD4+ T cell-associated L-HES are not limited to skin, and can involve all tissue or organs affected in other types of HE. Contrary to FIP1L1-PDGFRA chronic eosinophilic leukemia patients, CS are always effective in these patients, but CS-sparing treatments are frequently needed. The occurrence of T-cell lymphoma, although rare in our cohort, remains a major concern during follow-up.
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- Guillaume Lefèvre
- Institut d'Immunologie, Réseau Eosinophile, EA2686 (GL, FL, DL, ML, JT, JEK), Service d'Immunologie Clinique et de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques (GL, DL, LT, NLG, PYH), Institut de Pathologie (MCC), Service de Dermatologie (DSS), Service des Maladies du Sang (FM), Institut de Génétique Médicale, U837 Inserm (CRL), Réseau Eosinophile, U995 Inserm (MC), CHRU de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille; Service de Dermatologie (MAA, CL), CHU d'Angers, L'UNAM Université, Angers; Service de Dermatologie et Dermatologie Pédiatrique, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Rares de la Peau, U1035 (AT), CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux; Service d'Hématologie (GS) and Service de Radiologie, CREATIS, UMR5220 CNRS, U1044 Inserm (FC), Hôpital Sud, Service de Pneumologie, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Pulmonaires Rares (CK), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon; Service d'Onco-Hématologie (HM), Centre Hospitalier de La Roche-Sur-Yon, La Roche-Sur-Yon; Service d'Onco-Hématologie (KG), Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais, Beauvais; Service de Médecine Interne (FA), Hôpital Bicêtre, APHP, Université Paris Sud XI, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Service d'Hématologie et Immunologie Pédiatrique (AB), Hôpital Robert Debré, APHP, Université Paris Diderot and Service de Pneumologie A, Centre de Compétence Maladies Pulmonaires Rares (RB), Hôpital Bichat, APHP, Paris; Service de Médecine Interne (CMH), Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy, Annecy; Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Foch, Suresne; EA4340, Biomarqueurs en Cancérologie et en Onco-Hématologie, Université Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (JEK), France
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McVeigh T, Hynes N, Tawfick W, Sultan S. Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Multiple Aneurysms as a Sequel of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2014; 48:277-80. [DOI: 10.1177/1538574413518610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This case represents the first report of multiple arterial aneurysms including aortic, iliac, visceral, and coronary aneurysms associated with hypereosinophilic syndrome. It presents an interesting case of epinephrine abuse and the unfortunate sequelae. This case illustrates novel approaches in emergency repair of internal iliac artery aneurysm rupture and the management of visceral artery aneurysms and exemplifies how multiple endovascular technologies can be utilized even in the high-risk polymorbid patient.
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- T. McVeigh
- Western Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Galway, Ireland
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- Western Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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- Western Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway Clinic, Doughiska, Galway, Ireland
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Coronary involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome: a case report with CT findings. Jpn J Radiol 2013; 31:819-22. [PMID: 24155026 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-013-0257-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) associated with coronary artery involvement, as demonstrated on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), without specific cardiac symptoms. A 69-year-old male had an 8-year history of bronchial asthma and chronic sinusitis with hypereosinophilia (35 %), polyneuropathy, and a positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer, so he was diagnosed with CSS. The patient had no specific cardiac symptoms, but CCTA showed vasculitis and a saccular aneurysm involving the proximal coronary arteries. The 3-year follow-up CCTA demonstrated an increase in the extent of soft-tissue wall thickening and infiltration involving the coronary arteries. Although vasculitis of the major coronary arteries is not a prominent feature of CSS, our case suggests that the coronary arteries may also be targeted in this syndrome.
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Fukata M, Odashiro K, Akashi K. Coronary and peripheral artery aneurysms in a patient with hypereosinophilia. HEART ASIA 2012; 4:54-5. [PMID: 27326030 DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2012-010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Mitsuhiro Fukata
- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Heart Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Heart Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Heart Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Impressive Combination of Multiple Sinus Valsalvae and Coronary Aneurysms Due to Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 90:e77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.06.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with multiple coronary aneurysms. Int J Cardiol 2009; 133:e43-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Young TY, Jerome D, Gupta S. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome associated with coronary artery aneurysms: deficiency of central memory CD4+ T cells and expansion of effector memory CD4+ T cells. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2007; 98:389-92. [PMID: 17458437 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60887-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by elevated IgE levels, recurrent infections, pruritic rash, and skeletal and dental abnormalities. Autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and sporadic forms have been described. Coronary artery aneurysms and analysis of central (TCMs) and effector (TEMs) memory T cells have not been previously reported with this syndrome. OBJECTIVE To describe a 30-year-old woman with hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome who was found to have coronary artery aneurysms, deficiency in CD4+ TCMs, and expansion of CD4+ TEMs expressing CD45RA antigen (TEMRAs). METHODS The patient presented to the clinic after hospitalization for chest pain. Coronary angiogram performed during the hospitalization revealed aneurysms in multiple coronary arteries with thrombus formation. In addition, she had a history of recurrent pneumonia, staphylococcal skin abscesses, and a pruritic facial rash. An extensive immunologic evaluation was performed. RESULTS Immunologic studies revealed increased serum IgE levels (13,434 IU/dL), decreased proliferative responses to the soluble recall antigens tetanus toxoid and Candida albicans, and normal responses to mitogens. Analysis of lymphocyte subsets showed a deficiency of CD4+ TEMs and an increase in CD4+ TEMRAs. In addition, a decreased proportion and number of memory B cells and a deficiency in antibody response to pneumococcal antigens were observed. CONCLUSION Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome may be associated with coronary artery aneurysms and with deficiency in CD4+ TEMs and expansion of CD4+ TEMRAs. Comprehensive immunologic evaluation should be performed in patients with this syndrome.
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- Ted Y Young
- Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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Sekino S, Takagi H, Kato T, Matsuno Y, Sekido Y, Umemoto T. Nontraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the proximal ulnar artery with eosinophilia. J Vasc Surg 2006; 42:1233-5. [PMID: 16376222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Proximal ulnar artery aneurysms, including pseudoaneurysms, have not been described in the English literature. We report a nontraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the proximal ulnar artery with eosinophilia in a 54-year-old man. Radial, coronary, and hepatic artery aneurysms associated with eosinophilia in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome or allergic granulomatous angiitis (Churg Strauss syndrome) have been reported. Although it is unclear in the present case whether eosinophilia was associated with the pseudoaneurysm of the ulnar artery, eosinophil infiltration into the aneurysmal wall may have influenced vascular injury as the cause of the pseudoaneurysm formation.
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- Seishiro Sekino
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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Huffer LL, Furgerson JL. Aortic root dilatation with sinus of valsalva and coronary artery aneurysms associated with ankylosing spondylitis. Tex Heart Inst J 2006; 33:70-3. [PMID: 16572876 PMCID: PMC1413595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The HLA-B27-related spondyloarthopathies are associated with cardiovascular disease in 2% to 10% of cases. Inflammation and sclerosis of the aortic root and ventricular septum have been linked to the development of isolated aortic regurgitation and conduction abnormalities; however, aneurysms of the aortic sinuses and coronary arteries have not been previously described. We report the case of a 58-year-old white man who presented for evaluation of dyspnea and was found to have aneurysms of the sinuses of Valsalva and the circumflex coronary artery. The patient underwent aortic root replacement. Approximately 3 months later, he presented with symptoms, radiographs, and laboratory data consistent with ankylosing spondylitis. To our knowledge, these particular cardiovascular manifestations of HLA-B27-related disease have not been previously reported. This case expands the clinical spectrum of the disease and should prompt the clinician to consider the possibility of HLA-B27-associated cardiovascular disease in patients who have aortic and coronary aneurysms.
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- Linda L Huffer
- Cardiology Service, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas 78234, USA.
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