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Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease

A 23-year-old man with sickle cell disease treated with splenectomy and allogenic stem cell transplantation presented with recurrent chest pain, elevated cardiac enzymes, and unremarkable electrocardiography. His work-up revealed eosinophilia, raising concern for eosinophilic myocarditis. Cardiac ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Imran, Hafiz M., Ather, Kashif, Gutman, Ned H., Atalay, Michael K., Poppas, Athena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.006
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Sumario:A 23-year-old man with sickle cell disease treated with splenectomy and allogenic stem cell transplantation presented with recurrent chest pain, elevated cardiac enzymes, and unremarkable electrocardiography. His work-up revealed eosinophilia, raising concern for eosinophilic myocarditis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed patchy late gadolinium enhancement of the left ventricular free wall, suggestive of myocarditis. He was treated with high-dose intravenous steroids followed by oral prednisone, with improvement in his symptoms and eosinophilia and a decrease in cardiac enhancement on follow-up imaging. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)