Differential diagnosis of a fulminant myocarditis: the pheochromocytoma crisis

Abstract

Concurring left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary edema and febrile temperature in otherwise healthy young individuals often constitutes the clinical presentation of a fulminant myocarditis. Nevertheless, the pheochromocytoma crisis (PCC) can mimic this very cluster of symptoms, camouflaging its disclosure. We describe a dramatic case of pheochromocytoma crisis mimicking fulminant myocarditis.

Keywords: Myocarditis; cardiogenic shock; pheochromocytoma.