| Autor: |
Oualim, Sara, Elouarradi, Amal, Hafid, Sara, Naitelhou, Abdelhamid, Sabry, Mohamed |
| Zdroj: |
Pan African Medical Journal; May-Aug2020, Vol. 36, p1-9, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported as the possible cause of acute myocarditis. Myocarditis is an inflammatory heart disease mostly caused by viral infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) primary infection is often not suspected as a cause of myocarditis in immune-competent adults. We report the case of a 37-year-old male admitted with fever, cough and dyspnea. Chest CT showed typical ground-glass changes indicative of viral pneumonia. He was tested negative for COVID-19 but had biological markers that made us still suspect it. He had elevated troponin I level (up to 111.5 ng/mL) and diffuse myocardial dyskinesia along with a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). He was diagnosed with CMV myocarditis with cardiac insufficiency and totally recovered without antiviral therapy. During the COVID-19 pandemic patients may develop myocarditis, still every myocarditis is not a COVID infection. Myocarditis linked to CMV infection may be rare, but life-threatening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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