Eosinophilic myocarditis presenting with pediatric myocardial infarction.
Determination of the etiology of myocardial infarction (MI) in children can present a challenge to the practitioner since cases of pediatric MI are rare and the causes can be diverse. We report an unusual case of pediatric eosinophilic myocarditis that presented with MI.
Lindblade
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Riley Research 104, 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. clindblu@iupui.edu.
Kirkpatrick
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Riley Research 104, 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Ebenroth
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Riley Research 104, 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
D008775:Methylprednisolone