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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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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Taquicardia / Tórax / Biópsia / Terapia de Imunossupressão / Corticosteroides / Cardiomegalia / Diagnóstico / Diuréticos / Eletrocardiografia / Eosinofilia Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Circulation Journal Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Taquicardia / Tórax / Biópsia / Terapia de Imunossupressão / Corticosteroides / Cardiomegalia / Diagnóstico / Diuréticos / Eletrocardiografia / Eosinofilia Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Circulation Journal Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Artigo