SARS-CoV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis
Jérôme Garot, Julien Amour, Théo Pezel, Firas Dermoch, Kamel Messadaa, Marie-Louise Felten, Valérie Raymond, E. Baubillier, Francesca Sanguineti, Philippe Garot
Abstract
An 18-year-old male without prior medical history developed fulminant myocarditis concomitant to severe COVID-19 pneumonia, which was confirmed using serial cardiac magnetic resonance. This may have important diagnostic, monitoring, and pathogenic implications. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Topics & Concepts
FulminantMyocarditisMedicineConcomitantPneumoniaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cardiac magnetic resonanceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicineCardiologyIntensive care medicineMagnetic resonance imagingRadiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseViral Infections and Immunology ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections Studies