Fulminant myocarditis successfully treated with high-dose immunoglobulin

Hae Soon Kim; Sejung Sohn; Ji Yun Park; Jeong Wan Seo

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.05.037

Fulminant myocarditis successfully treated with high-dose immunoglobulin

Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn, Ji Yun Park, Jeong Wan Seo

Department of Pediatrics

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Abstract

Fulminant myocarditis is characterized by the rapid development of life-threatening congestive heart failure. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), by modulating the immune response, may be used for the treatment of acute myocarditis. We report two children with fulminant myocarditis successfully treated with a 10-h infusion of high-dose IVIG. In those cases, a dramatic clinical improvement was achieved, with both cardiac enzymes and myocardial function normalized within 1-2 weeks after treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	485-486
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	96
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.05.037
State	Published - Sep 2004

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Immunoglobulin
Myocardits

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