Spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone : A double-edged sword?
A majority of acute pericarditis cases have some degree of myocarditis. Viruses are the common etiological factor of this disease. Corticosteroids are considered for treatment, especially in recurrent models of the disease. In this article, we report the case of a 47-year-old man with myopericarditi...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 27(2015), 4 vom: 02. Okt., Seite 292-4 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2015
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Corticosteroids Myopericarditis |
| Zusammenfassung: | A majority of acute pericarditis cases have some degree of myocarditis. Viruses are the common etiological factor of this disease. Corticosteroids are considered for treatment, especially in recurrent models of the disease. In this article, we report the case of a 47-year-old man with myopericarditis who was under daily intra-muscular dexamethasone injection for an unknown reason. This is a unique case of spontaneous myopericarditis under corticosteroid abuse that has not been reported previously |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 11.11.2015 Date Revised 30.09.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1016-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsha.2015.03.007 |