How Lyme myocarditis might present in an adolescent patient
Lyme myocarditis in adolescents frequently presents with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms rather than typical cardiac complaints. A 15-year-old girl with severe epigastric pain was initially worked up for gallbladder disease before Lyme myocarditis was discovered. Her troponin was 50 times the threshold for heart attack, yet chest pain wasn’t her primary complaint. This case demonstrates […]
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