In Krasnoyarsk, a man who complained of back pain was diagnosed with viral myocarditis

Krasnoyarsk doctors diagnosed a viral heart disease in a patient who came to them with complaints of osteochondrosis.

The Krasnoyarsk regional hospital said that a 25-year-old man went to the emergency department with a report of pain between the shoulder blades in the thoracic spine and a feeling of compression. He told the doctors that all this was accompanied by shortness of breath and fatigue. Symptoms appeared after a long flight from southern countries.

The young man took painkillers, but they provided only short-term relief. The patient himself associated his condition with an exacerbation of osteochondrosis. His complaints really fit into the clinical picture of an exacerbation of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine.

“However, according to the standards of examination in the emergency department adopted at our clinic, in case of any pain in the chest area, it is mandatory to record an electrocardiogram to exclude acute coronary syndrome. In this case, too, a cardiogram was taken and the corresponding blood tests were taken. The ECG showed changes characteristic of acute coronary syndrome,” the press service said.

The patient was examined by a cardiologist, who suspected a heart attack and ordered emergency coronary angiography. But she showed that the arteries were passable. Further examination made it possible to diagnose viral myocarditis. Most likely, it began its development in the country where the patient spent his vacation.

“The patient is now hospitalized and receiving the necessary treatment. It’s too early to talk about prognosis, but therapy was prescribed as quickly as possible, and this gives some hope. Conclusion. Various serious diseases, including heart disease, are often disguised as other conditions. Thus, myocardial infarction can be disguised as an exacerbation of osteochondrosis, and strokes can manifest themselves as headaches or dizziness, which often occur as a result of weather changes or stress,” noted Alexander Gazenkampf, head of the emergency department of the regional clinical hospital, and advised not to delay contacting doctors.