title: Hepatitis C virus infection in a patient with dermatomyositis and left ventricular dysfunction.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is frequently associated with autoimmune disease. We present here a case of dermatomyositis manifested as heart failure in which HCV was detected from an endomyocardial biopsy sample. HCV infection may have contributed to the left ventricular dysfunction in this patient with dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan. ichibun@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumori
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamanari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohe
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000821:virology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000821:virology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012367:RNA, Viral; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral