Acute myopericarditis after diphtheria, tetanus, and polio vaccination.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the first case of myopericarditis after triple vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and poliovirus in a young adult. He presented with fever, acute chest pain, and diffuse ST-segment elevation 2 days after vaccination. Two-dimensional echocardiography findings were normal. Endomyocardial biopsy showed interstitial edema with diapedesis of erythrocytes. Laboratory findings showed inflammatory syndrome and elevated circulating immune complexes. He recovered within a few days with high-dose aspirin treatment and was without complications at 3-month follow-up. We discuss the different hypotheses for infective or hypersensitivity myocarditis.
Medical subject headings
- Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine
- Hypersensitivity
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Poliovirus Vaccines