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Quick recovery of myocardium damage in a case of subacute thyroiditis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2012

Yang Fan  and
Lai Sha-yi
Yang Fan
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Liuzhou Worker's Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Lai Sha-yi*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Liuzhou Worker's Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
*
Correspondence to: Dr L. Sha-yi, Department of Cardiology, Liuzhou Worker's Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545005, China. Tel: +86 772 3815437; Fax: +86 772 3811176; E-mail: wzyyfgh99820@yahoo.com.cn
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Abstract

We describe a case of quick recovery of myocardium damage in a 15-year-old adolescent with subacute thyroiditis. After 1 week of admission, his cardiovascular status began to show signs of improvement accompanied by the recovery of electrocardiogram and indicators of myocardial damage. We speculate that myocardium damage associated with subacute thyroiditis is a complication of common virus, although we did not detect any abnormal virus antibody and deoxyribonucleic acid in the patient's serum.

Keywords

Myocarditisthyroiditisviral infection

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 121 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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