Open AccessVirus-Negative Active Lymphocytic Myocarditis Progressing to a Fibrotic Stage
Author(s) -
Édouard Gerbaud,
Anne Vital,
Matthew Erickson,
Michel Montaudon,
E. Harcaut,
J.L. Pellegrin,
François Laurent,
Pierre Coste
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2011/740928
Subject(s) - medicine , myocarditis , histopathology , lymphocytic infiltration , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , virus , immunology , biology , paleontology
We report a fairly special case of lymphocytic myocarditis progressing to a fibrotic stage, described using multimodality imaging and confirmed on histopathology. This paper presents an uncommon diagnosis with a probable guarded prognosis.
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