An Atypical Presentation of Fulminant Myocarditis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection

The potential etiologies of fulminant myocarditis include autoimmune diseases, infections, drug hypersensitivity, and drug/toxin reactions. We present an atypical case of fulminant myocarditis in a patient with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis with recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Richard, Ivan, Robinson, Bracha, Dawson, Amanda, Aya, Ashley, Ali, Rana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7425826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32802614
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9179
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Sumario:The potential etiologies of fulminant myocarditis include autoimmune diseases, infections, drug hypersensitivity, and drug/toxin reactions. We present an atypical case of fulminant myocarditis in a patient with a history of diabetic ketoacidosis with recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, who presented with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient improved with a three-day course of methylprednisolone 1 gram daily.

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