False positive troponin I in a case of metastatic small cell bronchogenic carcinoma complicated by pulmonary thromboembolism
Gibson, Tracey N; Hanchard, Barrie.
West Indian med. j
; 50(2): 171-2, Jun. 2001.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib | ID: med-336
From the search for the ultimate cardiac marker have emerged the cardiac troponin, which have offered high sensitivity and specificity for myocardial damage. Troponin I had arguably been the best of this group, but even this marker is not infallible. We present the case of an elderly women who died shortly after being diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction on the basis of elevated Troponin I. Autopsy revealed a small cell lung cancer complicated by pulmonary thromboembolism. There was no evidence of myocaridal infarction. Explanations for false elevation of serum Troponin I are proposed.(Au)
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