Fatal myocarditis with acute polymyositis in a young adult.
A 21 year old woman presented with acute polymyositis associated with fatal myocarditis. The significance of cardiac involvement in polymyositis is discussed in relation to this unusually fulminant case.
Bhan
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Department of Histopathology, Newham General Hospital, London, UK.
Baithun
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Kopelman
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Swash
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology