A false-positive troponin assay leading to the misdiagnosis of myopericarditis
Marianne Laguë, Pierre Yves Turgeon, Sébastien Thériault, Christian Steinberg
Abstract
KEY POINTS A 16-year-old girl who was an avid triathlete was transferred to our hospital with a working diagnosis of persistent myopericarditis. Her medical history was unremarkable and she had not received a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. She had initially presented to an emergency department with
Topics & Concepts
MyopericarditisMedicineEmergency departmentGirlTroponinMyocarditisTroponin IMedical emergencyPast medical historyEmergency medicinePediatricsCardiologyInternal medicinePsychologyPsychiatryDevelopmental psychologyMyocardial infarctionViral Infections and Immunology ResearchCardiac tumors and thrombiPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade