A Case of Hypersensitivity Myocarditis.
- Author:
Seunghyun KWON
1
;
Juyong LEE
;
Sung Jin OH
;
Jung Rae CHO
;
Hee Man KIM
;
Haeyoun KANG
;
Dong Hwan SHIN
;
Se Joong RIM
;
Yangsoo JANG
;
Namsik CHUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Myocarditis; Biopsy; Glucocorticoids
- MeSH: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticonvulsants; Biopsy; Cardiomegaly; Diagnosis; Diuretics; Electrocardiography; Eosinophilia; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Hypersensitivity*; Immunosuppression; Myocarditis*; Tachycardia; Thorax
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2002;32(1):71-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Hypersensitivity myocarditis may result from an allergic reaction to a variety of agents such as antibiotics, anticonvulsants and diuretics. A diagnosis of hypersensitivity myocarditis should be considered in any patient with an ongoing allergic reaction to a drug, evidence of peripheral eosinophilia, an appearance of new electrocardiographic changes, mildly elevated cardiac enzyme, mild cardiomegaly on chest X-ray or unexplained tachycardia. This condition is rarely recognized clinically although it is occasionally diagnosed on endomyocardial biopsy. We report a 25 year-old woman with hypersensitivity myocarditis, which was diagnosed by endomyo-cardial biopsy and successfully treated by immunosuppression therapy with corticosteroids.
