Case report
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support on Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Associated with Parainfluenza Infection: A Case Report
1Karasu State Hospital, Clinic of Pediatrics, Sakarya, Turkey
2İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, İstanbul, Turkey
3University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
2İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, İstanbul, Turkey
3University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Med Res 2021; 37(1): 45-48 DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2020.25633
Abstract
Acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) is a clinical condition that can lead to sudden onset of rapidly progressing cardiogenic shock with significant arrhythmia and possible cardiac arrest. Mechanical circulation support has been reported to provide effective cardiac support in patients with AFM. In this article, we aimed to present the case of a 14-year-old girl with AFM who experienced a cardiogenic shock and resistant ventricular tachycardia unresponsive to medical treatment; however, she could be successfully treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and discharged without neurological sequelae from the hospital.
Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, parainfluenza, ventricular tachycardia