Spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone: A double-edged sword?
A majority of acute pericarditis cases have some degree of myocarditis. Viruses are the common etiological factor of this disease. Corticosteroids are considered for treatment, especially in recurrent models of the disease. In this article, we report the case of a 47-year-old man with myopericarditi...
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doaj-70cab66d665c4a1bb1fc8d698fc9b8342020-11-25T03:19:38ZengSaudi Heart AssociationJournal of the Saudi Heart Association1016-73152015-10-0127429229410.1016/j.jsha.2015.03.007Spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone: A double-edged sword?Masih Tajdini0Cardiology Resident, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranA majority of acute pericarditis cases have some degree of myocarditis. Viruses are the common etiological factor of this disease. Corticosteroids are considered for treatment, especially in recurrent models of the disease. In this article, we report the case of a 47-year-old man with myopericarditis who was under daily intra-muscular dexamethasone injection for an unknown reason. This is a unique case of spontaneous myopericarditis under corticosteroid abuse that has not been reported previously.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515000299MyopericarditisCorticosteroids |
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Spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone: A double-edged sword? |
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Spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone: A double-edged sword? |
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spontaneous myopericarditis in a patient under dexamethasone: a double-edged sword? |
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Saudi Heart Association |
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Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
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1016-7315 |
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2015-10-01 |
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A majority of acute pericarditis cases have some degree of myocarditis. Viruses are the common etiological factor of this disease. Corticosteroids are considered for treatment, especially in recurrent models of the disease. In this article, we report the case of a 47-year-old man with myopericarditis who was under daily intra-muscular dexamethasone injection for an unknown reason. This is a unique case of spontaneous myopericarditis under corticosteroid abuse that has not been reported previously. |
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Myopericarditis Corticosteroids |
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