Eosinophilic aortitis and valvitis requiring aortic valve replacement.

A 54 year old man presented with a six month history of worsening breathlessness. He had been diagnosed with reversible airflow obstruction at the age of 43 years and a raised peripheral blood eosinophil count of 0.7 × 109/l had been detected. This rose as high as 2.1 × 109/l …