Severe myositis and myocarditis in progressive systemic sclerosis.
A 22-year-old woman with progressive systemic sclerosis developed severe myositis and life threatening myocarditis. Her myocarditis responded to intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy. We stress the usefulness of echocardiography in establishing the diagnosis and following the course of myocarditis.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*
D008775:Methylprednisolone