Myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease of the myocardium, often resulting from infectious and immune-mediated responses. Clinical presentation in severe cases often results in a devastating illness requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a result of cardiogenic shock. Although endomyocardial biopsy is still considered the gold standard for diagnosis, it often reveals nonspecific lymphocytic infiltration. Because the precise cause is usually unknown, the initial treatment typically involves immunosuppression and frequent assessment of myocardial contractility. This report presents 3 rare cases of autoimmune diseases (polymyositis, immunoglobulin G4-related disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus) that require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a result of fulminant myocarditis, including their follow-up periods.

• MeSH
• Autoimmune Diseases diagnosis   therapy   immunology   complications   MeSH
• Biopsy MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease diagnosis   therapy   complications   MeSH
• Shock, Cardiogenic therapy   etiology   diagnosis   MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation * methods   MeSH
• Myocardium pathology   immunology   MeSH
• Myocarditis * therapy   diagnosis   physiopathology   immunology   MeSH
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications   diagnosis   therapy   MeSH
• Treatment Outcome MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Case Reports MeSH