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HARUTA Shiyouji
Department School of Medicine(Yachiyo Medical Center), School of Medicine Position Clinical Professor |
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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 |