Abstract
Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP) is characterized by vasculitic involvement of small-sized vessels and results in multisystem manifestations. Cardiac involvement is extremely rare and myocardial infarction with coronary thrombus formation in those patients has also rarely been reported. Herein, we report a 33-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombus formation and HSP.
Zusammenfassung
Die Purpura Schönlein-Henoch (PSH) ist gekennzeichnet durch eine Vaskulitis kleinkalibriger Gefäße und manifestiert sich multisystemisch. Eine kardiale Beteiligung ist extrem selten, auch ein Myokardinfarkt mit Thrombusbildung bei PSH wurde nur selten dokumentiert. Wir berichten von einem Patienten mit durch einen Thrombus und PSH bedingten akuten Myokardinfarkt.
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Canpolat, U., Yorgun, H., Şahiner, L. et al. Myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis in a patient with Henoch–Schönlein purpura. Herz 37, 801–803 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-012-3597-x
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