A Rare Case of Isolated Atrial Myocarditis Causing Death With no Post Mortem Computed Tomography Scan Correlation
| Autor: | Kilak Kesha, Lucy Modahl, Yvonne Triggs, Jack Garland, Rexson Tse, Zhi Yap, Simon Stables, David Milne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Myocarditis T-Lymphocytes 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Sudden death Pathology and Forensic Medicine Death Sudden 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Left atrial wall Internal medicine Rare case medicine Humans Heart Atria Lymphocytes cardiovascular diseases 030216 legal & forensic medicine Post mortem computed tomography Microscopy business.industry Atrial fibrillation Middle Aged medicine.disease Pathophysiology Acute myocarditis cardiovascular system Cardiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 39:123-125 |
| ISSN: | 1533-404X 0195-7910 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/paf.0000000000000364 |
| Popis: | Acute myocarditis is a potentially fatal cardiac pathology that is thought to cause sudden death through arrhythmia and cardiac failure. Of the different subtypes, lymphocytic myocarditis is the most common form. The pathophysiology of myocarditis can be generally diffuse or focally involve the ventricles, but less frequently affects the atria. Although the clinical literature reports isolated atrial myocarditis as a cause of atrial fibrillation and enlargement, there is scant postmortem literature on the findings of this pathology. We report a fatal case of isolated lymphocytic atrial myocarditis affecting only the left atrium in a 56-year-old man, where microscopy of the left atrium confirmed a florid lymphocytic myocarditis. Retrospective postmortem computed tomography scan review did not show any abnormalities on the left atrial wall. |
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