Acute myocarditis as the main clinical manifestation of SARS-CoV 2 infection: A case report
subject: myocarditis, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, COVID-19 Extrapulmonary Manifestations
description: We describe a case of acute myocarditis which was reported as the main COVID-19 clinical manifes-tation, with a favorable outcome. In addition to symptoms, laboratory tests (BNP and troponin), echo-cardiogram and cardiac MRI contributed to diagnosis. Regardless heart biopsy was not obtained, it is likely an immunological pathogenesis of this condition which pave the way to further therapeutic im-plications, since there are currently no standardized treatments.
creator: Alessandro Raimondi, Cristina Mussini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Guido Ligabue, Federica Carli, Marianna Menozzi, Gianluca Cuomo, Margherita Digaetano, Letizia Reggianini
source: Infectious Disease Reports
publisher: PAGEPress Publications
date: 2020
identifier: DOI: 10.4081/idr.2020.8609
coverage: Other systems of medicine