PSORIASIS AND CARDIOMYOPATHY: AN INTRIGUING ASSOCIATION

A 25-year-old male symptomatic of heart disease for four months presented with biventricular failure. Echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy. He had skin lesions for 10 years which were clinically and histopathologically identified as psoriasis. Association of cardiomyopathy with psoriasis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prakash, Anupam, Deepshikha
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21063523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.70689
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Sumario:A 25-year-old male symptomatic of heart disease for four months presented with biventricular failure. Echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy. He had skin lesions for 10 years which were clinically and histopathologically identified as psoriasis. Association of cardiomyopathy with psoriasis is uncommon and intriguing. The link between dilated cardiomyopathy and psoriasis on a common inflammatory background is discussed.

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