Lymphocytic Perimyocarditis Masquerading as Steroid-Dependent Recurrent Pericarditis

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Lymphocytic myocarditis is a pattern of myocardial inflammation typically associated with viral, autoimmune, or idiopathic causes. We present a case of lymphocytic perimyocarditis masquerading as steroid-dependent recurrent pericarditis. This case shows the advantages of using multimodal cardiac imaging and endomyocardial biopsy in clarifying diagnosis in treatment-resistant cases. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

JACC. Case reports - 21(2023) vom: 06. Sept., Seite 101960

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dugan, Eunice S [VerfasserIn]
Majid, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Kafil, Tahir S [VerfasserIn]
Abdelghaffar, Bahaa [VerfasserIn]
Yaker, Zachary S [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Ashwin [VerfasserIn]
Taimeh, Ziad [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Carmela [VerfasserIn]
Cremer, Paul C [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Allan L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Chest pain
Endomyocardial biopsy
Fluorodeoxyglucose
Heart failure
Lymphocytic myocarditis
Perimyocarditis

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Date Revised 20.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101960

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NLM362161569