Stay Still's for POCUS: using bedside ultrasound to screen for cardiac complications.
Munenori IdeChristopher T KellyFrancis C LukPublished in: Oxford medical case reports (2021)
Adult Still's disease (ASD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology most commonly characterized by daily spiking fevers, an evanescent, 'salmon-colored' rash, and arthralgia. Cardiac complications such as pericarditis, myocarditis, heart failure, and pericardial effusion progressing to tamponade have been reported. Because of the severe and potentially lethal complications associated with these processes, the clinician's index of suspicion must remain high and the threshold for cardiac imaging low. Here, we present a case of ASD-associated myocarditis identified quickly by point-of-care ultrasound, allowing for prompt workup and treatment.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- autism spectrum disorder
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- high resolution
- oxidative stress
- physical activity
- intellectual disability
- early onset
- atrial fibrillation
- high throughput
- computed tomography
- ultrasound guided
- young adults
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- mass spectrometry
- cardiac resynchronization therapy