Fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis leading to sudden death in a young acromegalic woman.
Vinken
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Department of Internal Medicine, AZ-VUB, Brussels, Belgium.
Poppe
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K
Tavares
M C
MC
Goosens
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A
Velkeniers
B
B
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000009:adverse effects; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000009:adverse effects
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D011899:Ranitidine