Open AccessA case report of myocarditis masquerading as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Jaclyn Giafaglione,
Adam Morrison,
Deipanjan Nandi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_122_19
Subject(s) - medicine , myocarditis , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , troponin , cardiology , girl , cardiomyopathy , acute myocarditis , heart failure , myocardial infarction , psychology , developmental psychology
We report the case of a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with myocarditis, although initial echocardiographic imaging was consistent with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The diagnosis of myocarditis was made with the findings of troponin elevation, presence of influenza A, and a more characteristic electrocardiogram. She eventually made a full recovery. Clinicians must be vigilant for such rare presentations of myocarditis masquerading as HCM.