Age: 17.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Myocarditis, Oropharyngeal pain, Pain, Pain in extremity, Palpitations
Clinical narrative: 17 y.o. male with non contributory PMHx presents with chest pain. Patient began not feeling well on Monday May 3rd with muscle aches, sore throat, dry cough, and headache. Received COVID vaccine on Apr 30. He woke up Friday May 7 he developed a fever to 102F. Went to urgent care yesterday was diagnosed with strep based on suspicion (negative rapid, culture pending) and started on amoxicillin. Rapid covid was negative at that time as well. Now presents for chest pain. He has woken up that last two mornings with chest pain (worse when laying flat), pain is substernal, sharp/throbbing, radiates to the left arm. Belching a lot. Palpitations and one episode of emesis prior to arrival. Suspected symptoms were from gas so took charcoal tablets prior to arrival without relief of symptoms. Has been taking ibuprofen for discomfort (400 mg every 4-6 hours for > 7 days). No shortness of breath. No abdominal pain.  No diarrhea. No hematuria or dysuria. No family history of sudden cardiac death or significant for CAD.  No known tick bite. Of note, received Pfizer dose 2 3d prior to symptoms starting.   Presented to ED earlier tonight where exam was notable for: Low-grade temp, mildly hypertensive with otherwise stable vitals, appears uncomfortable, belching, neck is supple without meningismus, bilateral tonsils 1+ with exudate, oropharynx is erythematous, uvula midline, no trismus, no swelling,  lungs clear, regular rhythm mild bradycardia, no murmurs rubs or gallops, abdomen is soft and nondistended with mild tenderness in epigastrium and right upper quadrant they did  ECG, bedside Echo, Strep PCR, zofran, maalox, pepcid, IVF, tylenol, and labs which were notable for elevated troponin -> 13.58 d/w YSC Ped ED and tx   Assessment:   Patient is a 17 y.o. male previously healthy who presents with 1 week of malaise, and 3 days of intermittent substernal chest pain (now resolved), found to have elevated troponin and ST segment elevations in I and lateral leads c/f myopericarditis. Etiology is unclear at this time, likely viral vs post-vaccine. Exam notable for exudative pharyngitis, however Strep and CMV neg. EBV serology with positive EBNA only. Labs otherwise notable for elevated CRP 180, ESR 38, some transaminitis, ferritin/D-dimer wnl. COVID RNA neg, spike Ab positive c/w recent COVID vaccination. Normal function on ECHO. CRP continues to downtrend. Troponin has started downtrending again and pt remains asymptomatic.        Plan   Plan:   #Myopericarditis - Repeat echo today  - q8 troponin, AM CBC, CRP, ferritin - Motrin 400mg prn - steroid taper per Rheumatology recs             30mg PO BID for 7 days             30mg PO qday for 7 days             15mg PO qday for 7 days             7.5mg PO qday for 7 days             2.5mg PO qday for 7 days             Off - f/u ID and rheum labs - continuous telemetry: patient at high risk of arrhythmia   #FEN/GI - Regular diet - strict I/O - Pepcid 20mg BID   #dispo - steroid taper sent for delivery to bedside - upon d/c start ASA - f/u cardiology - If echo today reassuring and troponin continuing to downtrend will plan for discharge this afternoon