title: [Myocarditis in an autopsy cohort].
abstract: In a retrospective study 159 cases (1.8%) of myocarditis--7 pediatric--were found among 8663 consecutive autopsies. In 5 cases the diagnosis had been suspected clinically. In 68 cases (42%) it was possible to determine the etiology: 61 cases of septic myocarditis were found, including 4 mycotic, and 4 cases of toxoplasmosis. In 91 cases (58%) the myocarditis was idiopathic. Idiopathic myocarditis was firmly established as cause of death in 10 cases. In the other cases there appeared to be a relation between the extent of the myocardial infiltrate and probable involvement of the process as cause of death.
authors.affiliation: Institut universitaire de pathologie, Lausanne.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gardiol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001344:Autopsy; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents
vernacular_title: La myocardite dans un collectif d'autopsies.