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Paediatric giant cell myocarditis: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2021

Guilherme Lourenço Open the ORCID record for Guilherme Lourenço [Opens in a new window] ,
João Pimentel ,
Conceição Trigo  and
Fátima F. Pinto
Guilherme Lourenço*
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Congenital Heart Disease Reference Centre, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
João Pimentel
Affiliation:
Anatomic Pathology Department, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
Conceição Trigo
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Congenital Heart Disease Reference Centre, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
Fátima F. Pinto
Affiliation:
Paediatric Cardiology Department, Congenital Heart Disease Reference Centre, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
*
Author for correspondence: G. Lourenço, MD, Paediatric Cardiology Department, Congenital Heart Disease Reference Centre, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Rua de Santa Marta 50, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal. Tel: +351 21 359 43 32. E-mail: guilhermepcl@gmail.com
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Abstract

A previously healthy 15-year-old teenage boy was admitted for fever and heart failure. Myocarditis was suspected, and endomyocardial biopsy revealed giant cell myocarditis. Immunosuppressive treatment was initiated, with excellent response. A plausible link to previous leptospirosis was identified. At 18-month follow-up, left ventricular function is normal. Only one other reported case of paediatric giant cell myocarditis had such a favourable outcome.

Keywords

Myocarditisgiant cell myocarditisadolescentheart failureLeptospira

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 6 , June 2022 , pp. 1010 - 1012
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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