Fathia Mghaieth Zghal, Jihen Ayari, Abdeljelil Farthati, Mohamed Sami Mourali and Rachid Mechmeche
Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare etiology of fulminant myocarditis. It is however a curable tumor in which surgical ablation spares patients from dreadful cardiac complications surgical ablation spares patients from dreadful cardiac complications.
Case report: We report the case of a 61-year-old patient, with a pheochromocytoma, documented by pathologic examination and revealed by recurrent fulminant myocarditis.
Conclusion: It is advisable to search for pheochromocytoma in case of a non-explained and a fortiori recurrent myocarditis. Given its curability, potentially fatal complications could possibly be avoided after surgical treatment.
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