title: A rare case of cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient with progressive systemic sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, and polymyositis.
abstract: A 56-year-old woman with overlap syndrome of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), Sjogren's syndrome, and polymyositis is reported. She developed complete atrioventricular (AV) block and progressive bilateral hilar adenopathy, and was diagnosed as having sarcoidosis by histological examination of the hilar lymph nodes biopsied thoracoscopically. Although coexistence of one or two autoimmune diseases with sarcoidosis is not uncommon, coexistence of three or more autoimmune diseases with sarcoidosis is rare. To our knowledge, the described case is the first case in which the three above-mentioned autoimmune diseases were accompanied by myocardial sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Enokawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuhashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yotsumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazaki
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis