Acute Staphylococcal myocarditis masquerading as an acute myocardial infarction
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Dimitar Raev
- Source
- International Journal of Cardiology. 60:95-98
- Subject
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Viral Myocarditis
Myocarditis
Adolescent
Heart disease
Myocardial Infarction
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Internal medicine
Humans
Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Myocardial infarction
business.industry
Acute Tonsillitis
Myocardium
Captopril
Staphylococcal Infections
medicine.disease
Electrocardiographic Finding
Tonsillitis
Cardiology
Myocardial infarction diagnosis
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
medicine.drug
- Language
- ISSN
- 0167-5273
It is well known that viral myocarditis can mimic acute myocardial infarction and the differentiation of both diseases presents a diagnostic challenge. This report discusses the case presentation of an 18-year-old man who developed acute Staphylococcal myocarditis in the setting of acute tonsillitis in whom clinical, enzymatic, and electrocardiographic findings have led to tentative erroneous diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The outcome was favorable with cephalotin and captopril therapy. This is the first reported case of bacterial myocarditis masquerading as an acute myocardial infarction.