When Myocardial Injury in Lupus Is Not Lupus: Probable Antimalarial‐Associated Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Lupus Myocarditis
ABSTRACT Antimalarial cardiotoxicity may mimic lupus myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus. We report a 53‐year‐old woman with chronic antimalarial exposure, myocardial injury, biventricular dysfunction, electrical abnormalities, low lupus activity, and no myocardial edema. Chloroquine withdrawal was followed by clinical improvement and left ventricular function recovery, supporting probable antimalarial‐associated cardiomyopathy.
Authors
- Alejandro Mariño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-6692)
- Cristian Orlando Porras Bueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-0744)
- Ángel Alberto García Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3606-2102)
- Carlos Hernán Calderón Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-8409)
- Laura Omaña-Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-419X)
- Diego Armando Pérez Covo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3667-2979)
- Emilio Jose Juan Juan-Guardela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1776-3074)
- Cáceres Méndez Edward Andres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7903-8874)
- Diego Alejandro Ortega Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-2856)
- María Camila Bernal Beltrán
Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.73413
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00