Acute Myocarditis
Ana Isabel Pinho, Marta Braga, Mariana Vasconcelos, Cátia Oliveira, Luís Daniel Santos, André Rodrigues Guimarães, Antônio Camargo Martins, Juliana Chen-Xu, Sofia Silva, Filipe Macedo
Abstract
A 31-year-old male patient with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis days after the eruption of skin lesions. Cardiac magnetic resonance study confirmed myocardial inflammation. The patient was treated with supportive care and had full clinical recovery. This case highlights cardiac involvement as a potential complication associated with monkeypox. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Topics & Concepts
MyocarditisAcute myocarditisMedicineCardiac magnetic resonanceMonkeypoxViral MyocarditisComplicationCardiologyMagnetic resonance imagingInternal medicineSurgeryRadiologyChemistryBiochemistryRecombinant DNAGeneVacciniaViral Infections and Immunology ResearchPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments