A Case of Hypersensitivity Myocarditis
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 71-75, 2002.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-200637
ABSTRACT
Hypersensitivity myocarditis may result from an allergic reaction to a variety of agents such as antibiotics, anticonvulsants and diuretics. A diagnosis of hypersensitivity myocarditis should be considered in any patient with an ongoing allergic reaction to a drug, evidence of peripheral eosinophilia, an appearance of new electrocardiographic changes, mildly elevated cardiac enzyme, mild cardiomegaly on chest X-ray or unexplained tachycardia. This condition is rarely recognized clinically although it is occasionally diagnosed on endomyocardial biopsy. We report a 25 year-old woman with hypersensitivity myocarditis, which was diagnosed by endomyo-cardial biopsy and successfully treated by immunosuppression therapy with corticosteroids.
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Assunto principal:
Taquicardia
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Tórax
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Biópsia
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Terapia de Imunossupressão
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Corticosteroides
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Cardiomegalia
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Diagnóstico
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Diuréticos
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Eletrocardiografia
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Eosinofilia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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