Eosinophilic myocarditis presenting with pediatric myocardial infarction

Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):162-165. doi: 10.1007/s00246-005-1148-4.

Abstract

Determination of the etiology of myocardial infarction (MI) in children can present a challenge to the practitioner since cases of pediatric MI are rare and the causes can be diverse. We report an unusual case of pediatric eosinophilic myocarditis that presented with MI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Degranulation / drug effects
  • Cell Degranulation / physiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography / drug effects
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilia / drug therapy
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Eosinophils / drug effects
  • Eosinophils / pathology
  • Heart Septum / drug effects
  • Heart Septum / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / drug effects
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • Myocardial Infarction / pathology
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Myocarditis / drug therapy
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / drug effects
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / pathology

Substances

  • Methylprednisolone