Key result
Aggressive therapy and temporary MCS rescue a patient with influenza B fulminant myocarditis and cardiogenic shock.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of early intervention, urgent transplant evaluation, and guideline-directed medical therapy in treating fulminant myocarditis secondary to influenza B.
May support early aggressive management in influenza B fulminant myocarditis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
A woman presented to the emergency department for syncope after developing influenza-like symptoms. She tested positive for influenza B. The patient rapidly decompensated into cardiogenic shock over 2 days, requiring aggressive pharmacological therapy and temporary mechanical circulatory support. She made a full recovery. This case highlights the importance of early intervention, urgent transplant evaluation and guideline directed medical therapy in the treatment of fulminant myocarditis secondary to influenza B infection.
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Erben et al. (2023) conducted a case report in influenza B-associated fulminant myocarditis (n=1). aggressive pharmacological therapy and temporary mechanical circulatory support was evaluated on recovery. Aggressive pharmacological therapy and temporary mechanical circulatory support led to full recovery in a patient with influenza B-associated fulminant myocarditis and cardiogenic shock.
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