Open AccessA survival case of invasive thymoma accompanied by acute fulminant myocarditis
Author(s) -
Saito Nayuta,
Shimizu Kenichiro,
Kawaishi Makoto,
Araya Jun,
Nakayama Katsutoshi,
Kuwano Kazuyoshi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.6
Subject(s) - fulminant , medicine , thymoma , cardiogenic shock , myocarditis , myasthenia gravis , cardiology , surgery , myocardial infarction
Thymomas are associated with a wide spectrum of autoimmune paraneoplastic diseases. Here we report the case of 31‐year‐old male with invasive thymoma, myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, and acute fulminant myocarditis that presented with cardiogenic shock requiring intra‐aortic balloon pumping and percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Corticosteroid therapy was effective. To our knowledge, this is the first case of thymoma with acute fulminant cardiomyositis that was successfully treated by assisted circulation and corticosteroids, despite a poor prognosis.