[Granulomatous gigantocellular myocarditis].
There was presented two case of granulomatous giant cell myocarditis in 21 and 41 year old women, who died of severe heart failure. There made clinical diagnose in both case of pulmonary embolism. Light microscopic examination showed diffuse damage to the myocardium with necrosis of myocytes, fibrosis, infiltration of lymphocyte, plasmocytes and number multinucleated giant cells. Other organs showed no evidence of granulomatous disease.
Ratyńska
M
M
Katedry i Zakładu Patomorfologii AM w Lodzi.
Kuroszczyk
J
J
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology
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