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The Hypereosinophilia Dilemma: What’s Beyond Cardiac Involvement? Cover

The Hypereosinophilia Dilemma: What’s Beyond Cardiac Involvement?

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|Sep 2025

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Figure 1

Strain echocardiography performed in 2025 revealed moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction (EF: 42.5%; GLS: −8%), with more pronounced impairment in the inferior wall.
Strain echocardiography performed in 2025 revealed moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction (EF: 42.5%; GLS: −8%), with more pronounced impairment in the inferior wall.

Timeline of diagnostic feature evolution

Feature202320242025
Asthma++
Eosinophilia+++
ENT involvement
Pulmonary infiltrates+
Neuropathy (mononeuritis multiplex)+++
Skin manifestations
Cardiac involvement+++
Gastrointestinal involvement
Renal involvement
ANCA positivity
Histopathology
Systemic symptoms+++

Temporal evolution of the important laboratory parameters (2)

DataProteinuria (mg/24h)C3 (g/L)C4 (g/L)C-ANCA AB (UI/ml)P-ANCA AB (UI/ml)
January–February 20231261.010.11
January 202480.401.080.22.361.73
June–July 2025103.511.520.070.450.28

Antibody levels relevant to vasculitis workup

AntibodiesValueReference range for normal
Anti-dsDNA (IU/mL)13.52<200
Anti-CCP (IU/mL)1.400–20
Anti-Ro (Anti-SSA) (IU/mL)0.780–20
Anti-Sm (Anti-SSB) (IU/mL)1.930–20
Antinuclear AB(ANA) (IU/mL)9.040–20
Anti-β2 Glycoprotein I IgG (SGU/mL)2.470–20
Anti-cardiolipin IgG (GLP/mL)1.360–20
Anti-cardiolipin IgM(MPL/mL)5.730–20

Serum protein electrophoresis in 2025

Serum protein electrophoresisNormal range
Beta B16.204.70 – 7.20 %
Beta B26.903.20 – 6.50 %
Alfa 213.407.10 – 11.80 %
Alfa 16.102.90 – 4.90 %
Albumin49.0055.80 – 66.10 %
Albumin-Globulin ratio0.961.1–2.5
Gamma18.4010.5–19.2 %

Temporal evolution of the important laboratory parameters (1)

DataEosinophiles (*1000/mcL)CRP (mg/L)ESR (mm/h)Fibrinogen (mg/dl)IgE (IU/ml)NTproBNP (pg/mL)hsTnT (pg/mL)LDH (UI/L)
January 202315.3638.532482129661741445607
February 20230.060.272226 196750.24
July 20230.240.994 76218.96
January 20241.640.7234921953910.02206
April 20241.241.057371275500
June 20257.0042.555539378250915502
July 20250.031.637336966366 232
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2501-062X | Journal ISSN: 1220-4749
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 23, 2025
Published on: Sep 17, 2025
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Andreea Cristina Ivănescu, Georgeta Camelia Badea, Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, published by N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
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