NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA RELATED EOSINOPHILIC ENDOMYOCARDIAL DISEASE

Two patients with eosinophilic endomyocardial disease related to perip heral T-cell lymphomas are reported. Both patients were free of cardia c symptoms at presentation and during follow-up. Routine two dimension al echocardiography revealed bi-apical ventricular obliteration, which was also seen on MR imaging. On the T1-weighted sequence, the thicken ed endocardium appeared with an isointense signal. Gadolinium DOTA pro vided an enhanced contrast of the internal part of the left ventricula r wall. On T2-weighted sequence, a thin hypointense curvilinear struct ure drew a dividing line between the internal, endocardial, and the ex ternal, myocardial area. Left-ventricular systolic and diastolic funct ions remained unaltered during subsequent follow-up.