A case report of eosinophilic myocarditis and a review of the relevant literature

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Li, Haiying ^a   Dai, Zhenyu ^a   Wang, Binqiao ^a   Huang, Weijian ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antituberculosis drugs; Corticosteroids; Eosinophils; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE MB; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GLUTAMINE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; ISONIAZID; LYSINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOPROLOL; PERINDOPRIL; PROLINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TRIMETAZIDINE; TROPONIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOCORTICOID; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC MYOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOMARKERS; BIOPSY; BRAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDITIS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84924911539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-015-0003-7     Document Type: Article

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