Endomyocardial fibrosis in dermatomyositis.
The case reported in this paper, besides illustrating many of the clinical and pathological aspects of chronic dermatomyositis, documents a yet undescribed feature of involvement of the heart in dermatomyositis, namely endomyocardial fibrosis. The pathogenetic mechanism of such a happening is discussed, and its possible relationship to tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is considered.
Rossi
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology