title: Differential diagnosis of a fulminant myocarditis: the pheochromocytoma crisis.
abstract: Concurring left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary edema and febrile temperature in otherwise healthy young individuals often constitutes the clinical presentation of a fulminant myocarditis. Nevertheless, the pheochromocytoma crisis (PCC) can mimic this very cluster of symptoms, camouflaging its disclosure. We describe a dramatic case of pheochromocytoma crisis mimicking fulminant myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Spangenberg
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Freker
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Pathology, Germany.
authors.forename: Cornelius
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Niggemann
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reißmann
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany f.meincke@asklepios.com.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meincke
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Hendrick
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van der Schalk
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik St Georg, Cardiology, Germany.
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Myocarditis; cardiogenic shock; pheochromocytoma