Giant cell myocarditis masquerading as orbital myositis with a rapid, fulminant course necessitating mechanical support and heart transplantation

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM), a rapidly progressive inflammation of the myocardium, is associated with fulminant heart failure, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and conduction system abnormalities. Few case reports have noted orbital myositis as the initial clinical presentation. Our case demonst...

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Autores principales: Garg, Vinisha, Tan, Weiyi, Ardehali, Reza, Shah, Janki, Huynh, Tracy, Aksoy, Olcay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5542720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28772042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12141

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5542720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28772042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12141

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