Acute Fulminant Necrotising Lymphocytic Myocarditis in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: a Rapid Clinical Response to Immunosuppression
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Myocarditis is an uncommon condition encompassing a spectrum from asymptomatic cases to fulminant heart failure. Acute fulminant myocarditis is characterised by severe haemodynamic compromise often necessitating circulatory support. The diagnosis and management of myocarditis remains challenging with uncertainty surrounding the role of immunosuppression therapy. We describe a case of biopsy-proven acute necrotising lymphocytic myocarditis which responded rapidly to steroids, mycophenolate and immunoglobulins.
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