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Document Details : Title: Fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis leading to sudden death in a young acromegalic woman Author(s): VINKEN S, POPPE K, TAVARES MC, GOOSENS A, VELKENIERS B Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 60 Issue: 5 Date: 2005 Pages: 253-255 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.60.5.2050475 Abstract : The present case reports an acromegalic 38-year-old female patient who developed fatal congestive heart failure after surgery with an infarct-like ECG pattern. No pre-existing cardiovascular disease was present. Autopsy diagnosis revealed eosinophilic myocarditis. Ranitidine and cephalosporin-antibiotics are considered as potential causal agents. Despite high dose of glucocorticoids before surgery, the eosinophilic myocarditis was fatal for the patient. |
