Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry
Joint Authors
Vigneswaran, Hari
Parikh, Leslie
Poppas, Athena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Within internal medicine, cardiac and neurologic pathology comprises a vast majority of patient complaints.
Physicians and advanced-care practitioners must be highly educated and comfortable in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these entities.
Chest pain accounts for millions of annual visits to the emergency room with pericarditis diagnosed in approximately four percent of patients with nonischemic chest pain.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is autoimmune polyneuropathy that often results in transient paralysis.
Simultaneous diagnosis of both entities is a rare but described phenomenon.
Here, we present a clinical case of GBS associated pericarditis.
A fifty-five-year-old man with history of renal transplant presented with lower extremity weakness and urinary incontinence.
Physical exam and diagnostic studies confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Patient subsequently developed stabbing chest pain with clinical presentation and electrocardiogram consistent with pericarditis.
The patient was successfully treated for both diseases.
This case highlights that although infrequent, internal medicine care providers must be cognizant of this correlation to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vigneswaran, Hari& Parikh, Leslie& Poppas, Athena. 2015. Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058902
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vigneswaran, Hari…[et al.]. Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vigneswaran, Hari& Parikh, Leslie& Poppas, Athena. Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058902