Fatal cephalosporin-induced acute hypersensitivity myocarditis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 777-780

  Chikwava, Kudakwashe R ^a   Savell Jr , Van H ^b   Boyd, Theonia K ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DRISCOLL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalosporin; Eosinophilic myocarditis; Hypersensitivity myocarditis; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALEXIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CELLS; MYOCARDITIS; NECROSIS;

EID: 33845483139     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-1430-0     Document Type: Article

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