title: Exercise-Triggered Chest Pain as an Isolated Symptom of Myocarditis in Children.
abstract: In childhood, chest pain occurring at exercise is a common complaint. A cardiac etiology for it is exceptionally found, explaining that most children do not undergo systematic cardiological investigation. However, chest pain at exercise may manifest as the unique symptom of a viral myocarditis. Recognizing this form of myocardial injury, however, might help to avoid clinical deterioration by providing adequate care. In this paper, we report on two children presenting with the unique clinical symptom of chest pain related to physical activity and in whom laboratory and cardiac investigations suggested transient myocardial damage related to myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Liège , Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Prisca
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tshimanga
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital Center , Verviers, Belgium.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Daron
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Liège , Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nesrine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Farhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Liège , Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desprechins
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Leuven , Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gewillig
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Liège , Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Seghaye
keywords: Myocarditis; chest pain; children; exercise