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A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare form of myocardial inflammation that is characterized by the infiltration of eosinophilic cells into the myocardium. The clinical symptoms of eosinophilic myocarditis are similar to those of acute coronary syndrome, and eosinophilic myocarditis sometimes occurs in...
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The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5337460/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28090045 |
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author | Watanabe, Yusuke Wada, Hiroshi Sakakura, Kenichi Fujita, Hideo Momomura, Shin-ichi |
author_facet | Watanabe, Yusuke Wada, Hiroshi Sakakura, Kenichi Fujita, Hideo Momomura, Shin-ichi |
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description | Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare form of myocardial inflammation that is characterized by the infiltration of eosinophilic cells into the myocardium. The clinical symptoms of eosinophilic myocarditis are similar to those of acute coronary syndrome, and eosinophilic myocarditis sometimes occurs in combination with bronchial asthma. We herein present a case of eosinophilic myocarditis in which additional time was required to make a definitive diagnosis because the patient received steroid therapy. The diagnosis of eosinophilic myocarditis is challenging, especially when a patient has other inflammatory diseases, such as bronchial asthma. We should pay attention to the possibility that steroid therapy may mask the presentation of eosinophilic myocarditis. |
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spelling | pubmed-53374602017-03-08 A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy Watanabe, Yusuke Wada, Hiroshi Sakakura, Kenichi Fujita, Hideo Momomura, Shin-ichi Intern Med Case Report Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare form of myocardial inflammation that is characterized by the infiltration of eosinophilic cells into the myocardium. The clinical symptoms of eosinophilic myocarditis are similar to those of acute coronary syndrome, and eosinophilic myocarditis sometimes occurs in combination with bronchial asthma. We herein present a case of eosinophilic myocarditis in which additional time was required to make a definitive diagnosis because the patient received steroid therapy. The diagnosis of eosinophilic myocarditis is challenging, especially when a patient has other inflammatory diseases, such as bronchial asthma. We should pay attention to the possibility that steroid therapy may mask the presentation of eosinophilic myocarditis. The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5337460/ /pubmed/28090045 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The Internal Medicine is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Watanabe, Yusuke Wada, Hiroshi Sakakura, Kenichi Fujita, Hideo Momomura, Shin-ichi A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title | A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title_full | A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title_fullStr | A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title_short | A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient who Received Steroid Therapy |
title_sort | pitfall in the diagnosis of eosinophilic myocarditis in a patient who received steroid therapy |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5337460/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28090045 |
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