山田 雄一郎
Department School of Medicine(Yachiyo Medical Center), School of Medicine Position |
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Article types | Case report |
Language | English |
Peer review | Peer reviewed |
Title | An autopsy case of Giant cell myocarditis showing shared pathology in the myocardium and skeletal muscles |
Journal | Formal name:Cardiovascular pathology Abbreviation:Cardiovasc Pathol ISSN code:1054-8807/1879-1336 |
Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Volume, Issue, Page | 42(Sep - Oct),pp.10-14 |
Author and coauthor | IKARASHI Keiko†, UTO Kenta*, KAWAMURA Shunji, YAMADA Yuichiro, HARUTA Shoji, HAGIWARA Nobuhisa |
Publication date | 2019/05 |
Summary | In summary, we report a unique case of GCM with latent polymyositis involving giant cells, which was not associated with thymoma. The cause of death was cardiogenic shock; in addition, there were prior MI and suspected viral infection. The reason for the shared pathology of the heart and skeletal muscles is unknown. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.05.003 |