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

Bereiche
PubMed

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.