Fatal myocarditis with acute polymyositis in a young adult

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Authors

Suhail Baithun · Newham University Hospital

Abstract

A 21 year old woman presented with acute polymyositis associated with fatal myocarditis. The significance of cardiac involvement in polymyositis is discussed in relation to this unusually fulminant case.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Viral Infections and Immunology Research Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volume 66, Issue 773, pp. 229-231

DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.66.773.229

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