Mid-cavitary hypertrophy after myocarditis in a patient with operated medulloblastoma

A 16-month-old girl was referred for tachycardia and upper respiratory tract infection. Echocardiographic examination revealed pericardial effusion, mild mitral regurgitation, and left ventricle systolic dysfunction. Patient was positive for Parainfluenza type 4 virus. Her laboratory tests revealed...

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Published inCardiology in the young Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 1220 - 1222
Main Authors Gursu, Hazım Alper, Çetin, İbrahim İlker
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2023
Subjects
Beta blockers
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiomyopathy
Case reports
Echocardiography and Scans
Edema
Effusion
Heart diseases
Hypertrophy
Laboratory tests
Medulloblastoma
Myocarditis
Parainfluenza
Patients
Regurgitation
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract infection
Tachycardia
Troponin I
Ventricle
Viral infections
Viruses
Ankara Turkey
Turkey
Cardiac hypertrophy
virus
myocarditis
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Summary:A 16-month-old girl was referred for tachycardia and upper respiratory tract infection. Echocardiographic examination revealed pericardial effusion, mild mitral regurgitation, and left ventricle systolic dysfunction. Patient was positive for Parainfluenza type 4 virus. Her laboratory tests revealed increased troponin I level. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin considering acute viral myopericarditis. Two weeks after treatment, midventricular hypertrophy was detected.
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ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951122003821