Acute eosinophilic myocarditis with dramatic response to steroid therapy: the central role of echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up

Publikation

Acute eosinophilic myocarditis with dramatic response to steroid therapy: the central role of echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.01.2013

Eppenberger Manuela, Hack Dietrich, Ammann Peter, Rickli Hans, Maeder Micha

Bereiche

Kardiologie

PubMed

23914033

Zitation

Eppenberger M, Hack D, Ammann P, Rickli H, Maeder M. Acute eosinophilic myocarditis with dramatic response to steroid therapy: the central role of echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up. Tex Heart Inst J 2013; 40:326-30.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Tex Heart Inst J 2013; 40

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.01.2013

eISSN (Online)

1526-6702

Seiten

326-30

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Acute eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare cause of acute heart failure. We present the case of a 32-year-old woman who had presumptive eosinophilic myocarditis as part of a generalized hypersensitivity reaction (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms [DRESS] syndrome) that exhibited a dramatic response to steroid therapy. We highlight the central role of 2-dimensional and tissue-Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of myocarditis and the serial evaluation of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in this setting.