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11716253

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Cardiac involvement in patients with polymyositis is usually asymptomatic and associated with a mild clinical course. A female patient with muscle weakness and cardiogenic shock, who was diagnosed with polymyositis and fulminant myocarditis, is described. A large amount of methylprednisolone, in addition to intra-aortic balloon pumping and percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, led to the recovery of her cardiac function. However, a massive cerebral embolism occurred and she died. Postmortem histopathological examination showed necroses of muscles and diffuse invasion of mononuclear cells in both the myocardium and the biceps muscle of her arm. Although the mechanism of cardiac dysfunction is not clear, immunosuppressive therapy was effective for fulminant myocarditis in the present case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
991-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Fulminant myocarditis in polymyositis.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kita, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports