An Unusual Case of Acute Myopericarditis Possibly Due to Food Poisoning

Abstract

The manuscript describes the case of a 23 year-old woman, with acute myopericarditis associated with food poisoning without other cardiovascular disease. The patient had a history of hypothyroidism, treated with levothyroxine 75 μg/d, however she was clinically and biochemically euthyroid. We present a discussion of this rare association, followed by clinical presentation and treatment. This case report underlines the importance of considering possible cardiac complications when treating patients with food poisoning.

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Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Annamaria Dachille, Rosa Carbonara, Francesco Giardinelli, Ottavio Di Cillo, Marco Matteo Ciccone

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  • EP ID EP343771
  • DOI 10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/12942
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Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Annamaria Dachille, Rosa Carbonara, Francesco Giardinelli, Ottavio Di Cillo, Marco Matteo Ciccone (2015). An Unusual Case of Acute Myopericarditis Possibly Due to Food Poisoning. International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2(3), 66-69. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-343771