Acute myocarditis in a young male after gastroenteritis: A case report and literature review

May Thu Kyaw; Thein Myint; Thant Zaw Lwin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6699

Acute myocarditis in a young male after gastroenteritis: A case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Dec 5;10(12):e6699. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6699. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

May Thu Kyaw¹, Thein Myint², Thant Zaw Lwin³

Affiliations

¹ Heart and Vascular Center Victoria Hospital Yangon Myanmar.
² Department of Medicine University of Medicine (1) Yangon Myanmar.
³ Department of Cardiology University of Medicine (2) Yangon Myanmar.

Abstract

A 16-year-old patient presented with acute myocarditis after gastroenteritis. His ECGs showed STEMI-like evolutionary changes. Serial troponin measurement was maximum on 3rd day. Echocardiography showed a mildly reduced ejection fraction (45%). He made an uneventful recovery after appropriate treatment. After one-month follow-up, his ECG and echo returned to normal.

Keywords: ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); electrocardiogram (ECG); gastroenteritis; myocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports