Usefulness of eosinophilic cationic protein as a marker of eosinophilic myocarditis in a child
Eosinophilic myocarditis is characterized by an acute inflammatory infiltration of eosinophils in the myocardium. Diagnosis is confirmed by a heart muscle biopsy. Immunopathological studies suggest that several toxic proteins, such as eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) derived from the degranulatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Allergology International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015311709 |