Acute Myocarditis Revealing Adult-Onset Still's Disease.

ABSTRACT: A 34-year-old man presented with fever, palpitations, maculopapular rash, pharyngitis, left cheilitis, and bilateral gonalgia. High-sensitivity troponin I concentration was 4,900 ng/l. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed reduced global longitudinal strain. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed acute myocarditis. Adult-onset Still's disease was diagnosed, and treatment with intravenous corticosteroids and tocilizumab was initiated. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Cohen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature