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[Wasp-sting-induced pheochromozytoma crisis with stress-related cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo)].
Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 2014 November
This article presents the case of a patient with sudden onset of heart failure caused by transient severe left ventricular dysfunction with the typical pattern of stress-induced cardiomyopathy (takotsubo cardiomyopathy) who had wasp sting a few hours before admission in the presence of a previously asymptomatic pheochromocytoma. There seems to be correlation between the wasp-venom-induced pheochomocytoma crisis and acute onset of heart failure. Once pheocromocytoma is diagnosed, medical therapy is preferable before surgical treatment. This case demonstrates that a previously asymptomatic pheochromocytoma can become clinically relevant by catecholamine-releasing wasp venom causing stress-related cardiomyopathy and that patient history is mandatory for evaluating the cause of sudden clinical outcome.
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