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Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej
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Fulminant myocarditis treated with high doses of steroids

Jarosław Rycaj
,
Anna Obersztyn
,
Anita Morzyk
,
Jacek Białkowski

Postep Kardiol Inter 2012; 8, 2 (28): 153–155
Online publish date: 2012/07/17
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We present the case of a 4.5-year-old girl suffering from a fulminant type of myocarditis who was admitted to our clinic in a very poor condition due to cardiogenic shock. After treating her by invasive methods and very aggressive pharmacotherapy (catecholamines, high doses of steroids, human immunoglobulin), she fully recovered.
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myocarditis, heart failure, steroids

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