Eosinophilic myocarditis presenting with pediatric myocardial infarction. Pediatr Cardiol 2006;27(1):162-165
Date
01/05/2006Pubmed ID
16391985DOI
10.1007/s00246-005-1148-4Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33748888572 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
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.
Author List
Lindblade CL, Kirkpatrick EC, Ebenroth ESAuthor
Edward C. Kirkpatrick DO Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentBiopsy
Cell Degranulation
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Heart Septum
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Methylprednisolone
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Myocytes, Cardiac