[Acute myocarditis caused by toxoplasmosis simulating infarction. Apropos of a case]

M Lesenne; P Asseman; B Fortier; P de Groote; J J Bauchart; A Millaire; Y Haftel; C Thery

[Acute myocarditis caused by toxoplasmosis simulating infarction. Apropos of a case]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1996 Jul;89(7):923-5.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Lesenne¹, P Asseman, B Fortier, P de Groote, J J Bauchart, A Millaire, Y Haftel, C Thery

Affiliation

¹ Service soins intensifs, hôpital cardiologique, CHRU Lille.

PMID: 8869256

Abstract

Acute myocarditis due to toxoplasmosis infection has been previously reported, usually in patients suffering from immuno-depression. Cardiac involvement by toxoplasmosis is rare in subjects with a normal immunological status. The authors report the case of a 16-year-old patient without immuno-depression with acute myocarditis caused by toxoplasmosis simulating myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Fibrinolytic Agents
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocarditis / diagnosis
Myocarditis / drug therapy
Myocarditis / etiology*
Streptokinase / therapeutic use
Toxoplasmosis / complications*
Toxoplasmosis / drug therapy

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Streptokinase