Key result
Empirical therapy with NSAIDs and colchicine resulted in complete resolution of chest pain, ECG improvement, and significant reduction of CRP in a 19-year-old male with acute myopericarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
Empirical therapy with NSAIDs and colchicine provided satisfactory resolution of symptoms, ECG changes, and inflammatory markers in a young male with acute myopericarditis.
Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether NSAIDs plus colchicine is effective beyond this single myopericarditis case.
Highlight: A classic, yet, interesting case of myopericarditis. Pericarditis with involvement of myocardial inflammation often share etiological agents, but both are different from each other. Abstract: Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium which may caused by infectious or non infectious etiology. This disease recorded about 0,1% of hospitalized patient and 5% patients came with chest pain. Involvement of myocardial in acute pericarditis recorded in about one-third patients due to both disease might share common etiologies. Case Summary. We present a case of 19 years old male with chest pain diagnosed as myopericarditis. Discussion. Treatment using empirical therapy with NSAIDs and colchicine gave satisfactory result in resolution of symptoms, ECG, and reduction of CRP. Recognize the sign and symptoms based on the criteria to diagnose myopericarditis is an important thing to prevent morbidity and mortality due to sudden cardiac death.
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Ariobimo et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Myopericarditis (n=1). NSAIDs and colchicine was evaluated on Resolution of symptoms, ECG improvement, and reduction of CRP. Empirical therapy with NSAIDs and colchicine resulted in complete resolution of chest pain, ECG improvement, and significant reduction of CRP in a 19-year-old male with acute myopericarditis.
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