A case of overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis and dermatomyositis with right ventricular dysplasia.
We report a 39-year-old woman with overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis and dermatomyositis who died of congestive heart failure. The pathologic findings of the heart included contraction band necrosis and myocardial fibrosis. Unique was the finding of remarkable replacement of the right ventricle with fatty tissue.
Imakita
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Division of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Yutani
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Ishibashi-Ueda
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Miyatake
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome