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

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 hypersegmentation eosinophil neutrophilia Giemsa stain

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