Case Report
Diagnosis of Exclusion: A Case Report of Probable Glatiramer Acetate-Induced Eosinophilic Myocarditis
Table 1
Time course of medication administration and laboratory data.
| | Test | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 |
| | WBC (×103/mcL) | 45.25 | 43.05 | 48.36 | 52.73 | 58.23 | 63.47 | 77.06 | 36.96 | 29.36 | | Eosinophils (%) | 63 | 54 | 61 | 64 | — | 69 | 66 | 20 | 3 | | Troponin T (ng/mL) | — | 1.360 | 1.550 | 1.540 | — | — | 2.300 | — | 1.740 | | LVEF (%) | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | — | | GA dose (mg) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | | Methylprednisolone dose (mg) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 1000 | 1000 |
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WBC: white blood cell count; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; and GA: glatiramer acetate.
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