Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge
Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is a rare cause of acute heart failure. It can occur secondary to drug hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases such as vasculitis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) or malignancy, but is often under-recognized and underdiagnosed, being confused with other causes...
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| author | Kristine Vo Yoshito Nishimura Jennifer Yokoyama Amanda Wasko Taryn Miyake Kimberly Vu James Zhang Jesus Pino Moreno Dipanjan Banerjee Lisa Kim Christina Chong |
| author_facet | Kristine Vo Yoshito Nishimura Jennifer Yokoyama Amanda Wasko Taryn Miyake Kimberly Vu James Zhang Jesus Pino Moreno Dipanjan Banerjee Lisa Kim Christina Chong |
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| description | Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is a rare cause of acute heart failure. It can occur secondary to drug hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases such as vasculitis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) or malignancy, but is often under-recognized and underdiagnosed, being confused with other causes of heart failure. While EM is associated with various clinical symptoms, it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade that requires urgent pericardiocentesis. Here we describe a patient with EM who presented with cardiac tamponade and decompensated heart failure likely secondary to autoimmune disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a370b502c9649e88cd379ae69144cbf2022-12-22T02:25:11ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942022-09-0110.12890/2022_0035643099Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic ChallengeKristine Vo0Yoshito Nishimura1Jennifer Yokoyama2Amanda Wasko3Taryn Miyake4Kimberly Vu5James Zhang6Jesus Pino Moreno7Dipanjan Banerjee8Lisa Kim9Christina Chong10Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USADepartment of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USADepartment of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USADepartment of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USADepartment of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAQueen's Heart Institute, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAQueen's Heart Institute, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAQueen's Heart Institute, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAQueen's Heart Institute, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAHawaii Pathologists’ Laboratory, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAEosinophilic myocarditis (EM) is a rare cause of acute heart failure. It can occur secondary to drug hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases such as vasculitis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) or malignancy, but is often under-recognized and underdiagnosed, being confused with other causes of heart failure. While EM is associated with various clinical symptoms, it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade that requires urgent pericardiocentesis. Here we describe a patient with EM who presented with cardiac tamponade and decompensated heart failure likely secondary to autoimmune disease.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3564 |
| spellingShingle | Kristine Vo Yoshito Nishimura Jennifer Yokoyama Amanda Wasko Taryn Miyake Kimberly Vu James Zhang Jesus Pino Moreno Dipanjan Banerjee Lisa Kim Christina Chong Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
| title | Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full | Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_fullStr | Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_short | Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_sort | eosinophilic myocarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade a diagnostic challenge |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3564 |
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