Miopericarditis como manifestación inicial de enfermedad de Still del adulto / Myopericarditis as initial manifestation of adult-onset Still's disease
Rev. colomb. cardiol
; 22(4): 201-204, jul.-ago. 2015. ilus, tab
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| ID: lil-762738
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RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 25 años de edad con cuadro febril persistente, leucocitosis, mialgias y artralgias, en quien se documenta miopericarditis con falla cardiaca aguda asociada. Tras un exhaustivo estudio de fiebre de origen desconocido se hace diagnóstico de enfermedad de Still del adulto.
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 25 year-old man with persistent fever, leukocytosis, myalgias and arthralgias; in whom myopericarditis associated with acute heart failure was documented. After an exhaustive study of fever of unknown origin he was diagnosed as adult Still's disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
COLNAL
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LILACS
Main subject:
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset
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Myocarditis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
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Es
Journal:
Rev. colomb. cardiol
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Country of publication:
Colombia