Fatal myocarditis with acute polymyositis in a young adult.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Myocarditis
- Myositis