Hashimoto encephalopathy with fulminant myocarditis.
There are very limited data concerning the association of lymphocytic thyroiditis with cardiomyopathy, and there is only one published report of fatal cardiomyopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis. An association of Hashimoto encephalopathy (HE) with autoimmune myocarditis has not yet been reported. Here we describe a case of a 31-year-old man with autoimmune thyroiditis complicated by HE, who succumbed to autoimmune myocarditis. This association raises the possibility that HE and myocarditis may share a common pathogenetic mechanism in some cases.
Podberezin
Mark
M
Department of Pathology, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Meriggioli
Matthew N
MN
Locante
Alberto
A
Voros
Andras
A
Valyi-Nagy
Tibor
T
Kajdacsy-Balla
André
A
D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D015551:Autoimmunity; D001344:Autopsy; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004660:Encephalitis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001323:Autoantibodies; D013256:Steroids; C056626:thyroid microsomal antibodies