When Hypereosinophilia Leads to Stroke.

UNLABELLED: AFIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion can only be confirmed through molecular and cytogenetic investigations causing a delay in the diagnosis. However, patients with this mutation need urgent treatment because they present hypereosinophilia which may be associated with short-term tissue damage. Thromboembolism is a known cause of death in hypereosinophilic syndrome. A case of Loeffler endocarditis due to FIP1L1-PDGFRA-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia presenting hemiparesis with fever, which also mislead the initial diagnosis, is reported.

LEARNING POINTS: FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion occurs in 10% of patients with idiopathic hypereosinophilia.Thromboembolism is a known cause of death in hypereosinophilia.The prognosis of FIP1L1-PDGFRA-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia has been profoundly changed by imatinib treatment.