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Eosinophilic Myocarditis With Hypersegmented Granulocytes and Neutrophilia Without Eosinophilia: A Case Mimicking Neutrophilic Myocarditis

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We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with neutrophilia without eosinophilia who was pathologically diagnosed with eosinophilic myocarditis by myocardial biopsy. The biopsy specimen showed infiltrating granulocytes with hypersegmentation,… Click to show full abstract

We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with neutrophilia without eosinophilia who was pathologically diagnosed with eosinophilic myocarditis by myocardial biopsy. The biopsy specimen showed infiltrating granulocytes with hypersegmentation, mimicking neutrophils; however, they were confirmed to be eosinophils by Giemsa staining.

Keywords: eosinophilic myocarditis; case; myocarditis; without eosinophilia; myocarditis hypersegmented; neutrophilia without

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgical Pathology
Year Published: 2018

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