title: Sarcoid cardiomyopathy precipitated by pregnancy with cocaine complications.
abstract: We report the case of a 27-year-old previously healthy multiparous black woman who developed congestive heart failure 5 days postpartum. It was initially diagnosed and treated as idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy. Five weeks later, pulmonary sarcoidosis was diagnosed by transbronchial biopsy specimen, and steroid therapy was begun. An endomyocardial biopsy specimen 1 month later indicated cardiac sarcoidosis. She responded well to steroid therapy; however, 16 months later, she had a cardiac arrest and died. Autopsy confirmed the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, MetroHealth St. Luke's Medical Center, Cleveland.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Seballos
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mendel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mirmiran-Yazdy
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine