Hepatitis C virus infection in a patient with dermatomyositis and left ventricular dysfunction.
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.
Nakamura
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan. ichibun@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Matsumori
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A
Kusano
K F
KF
Banba
K
K
Taniyama
M
M
Nakamura
Y
Y
Morita
H
H
Matsubara
H
H
Yamanari
H
H
Ohe
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T
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
D012367:RNA, Viral