Erschienen in:
01.03.2016 | Scientific Letter
Fulminant Myocarditis in Children Successfully Treated with High Dose of Methyl-Prednisolone
verfasst von:
Bojko Bjelakovic, Vladislav Vukomanovic, Marko Jovic
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2016
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Excerpt
To the Editor: We report two cases of children diagnosed with fulminant myocarditis, who were successfully treated with high doses of methylprednisolone. Both children presented with signs and symptoms of cardiogenic shock with laboratory abnormalities indicating myocardial injury (elevated cardiac enzymes) and systemic hypoperfusion (metabolic acidosis, hypoxemia, elevated lactates). …