Case 305
| Autor: | Settimo Caruso, Gianluca Marrone, Giovanni Gentile |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Radiology. 303:477-479 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | A 27-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with fever and thoracic pain. In the previous 6 months, the patient lost a substantial amount of weight (12 kg). His family history was negative for cardiac disease. Electrocardiography revealed sinus rhythm, and diffuse T-wave inversion. Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed (Fig 1) and revealed normal left systolic function (ejection fraction, 60%). Laboratory tests showed elevated levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (1.07 ng/mL; normal value,0.015 ng/mL), high levels of C-reactive protein (16 mg/dL; normal range, 0-5 mg/dL), and leukocytosis with an eosinophilia level of 8710/μL (normal level,400/μL). Parasitic and infectious diseases ( |
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