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

Int J Surg Pathol. 2018 Oct;26(7):635-636. doi: 10.1177/1066896918766669. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

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: Giemsa stain; eosinophil; eosinophilic myocarditis; hypersegmentation; neutrophilia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Female
  • Granulocytes / pathology
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Myocarditis / pathology*
  • Neutrophils / pathology*