Multidisciplinary diagnostic approach for fulminant myocarditis related to coronavirus disease 2019 messenger RNA vaccines: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent reports have raised serious concerns regarding acute myocarditis related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. There are only a few reports of fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis that developed after vaccination. Although the diagnostic approach varied among them, no cases with multidisciplinary diagnostic approaches, including cytokine analysis, have been reported.

Case summary

A 59-year-old male with no medical history complained of chest pain a day after receiving the first dose of COVID-19 mRNA (BNT162b2) vaccination. On hospital Day 3, he developed a refractory cardiogenic shock and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, requiring mechanical circulatory support secondary to an exacerbation of myocarditis. Based on the clinical

SUBMITTER: Fujii M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature