| Literature DB >> 17515437 |
Maria T Thanjan1, Prema Ramaswamy, Wyman W Lai, Irene D Lytrivi.
Abstract
We report a case of postvaccination acute myopericarditis in an adolescent. The patient presented with acute chest pain, diffuse ST-segment elevation, and elevated cardiac enzyme levels. Cardiac MRI was consistent with acute myocarditis. He recovered within a few days with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory treatment and remains clinically stable, with improvement of MRI findings at the 10-week follow-up. Postvaccination cases of myopericarditis reported in the pediatric literature are also reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17515437 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2605
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatrics ISSN: 0031-4005 Impact factor: 7.124