Fulminant Giant Cell Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Presentation of Malignant Thymoma

Malignant thymoma is rarely associated with giant cell myocarditis. We present a case study that illustrates this association and cardiogenic shock with underlying tamponade. The dramatic presentation of this scenario has not been previously described.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Koul, Deepak, Kanwar, Manreet, Jefic, Dane, Kolluru, Anuradha, Singh, Tejwant, Dhar, Sunil, Kumar, Preetham, Cohen, Gerald
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20454573
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/185896
Descripción
Sumario:Malignant thymoma is rarely associated with giant cell myocarditis. We present a case study that illustrates this association and cardiogenic shock with underlying tamponade. The dramatic presentation of this scenario has not been previously described.

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