Restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by chloroquine
| Autor: | G. Iglesias Cubero, J M Rojo Ortega, J.J. Rodriguez Reguero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Heart disease Cardiomyopathy Chloroquine Biopsy medicine Humans Cardiomyopathy Restrictive medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Muscles Myocardium Restrictive cardiomyopathy Skeletal muscle Middle Aged medicine.disease Chloroquine Phosphate medicine.anatomical_structure Heart failure Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug Research Article |
| Popis: | A 59 year old white woman who had been treated with chloroquine phosphate for 25 years presented with signs of congestive heart failure and was diagnosed as having restrictive cardiomyopathy by non-invasive methods. Electron microscopy of a biopsy specimen of skeletal muscle showed lesions compatible with chloroquine myopathy. The patient died five weeks after presentation. Electron microscopy of heart tissue showed similar lesions to those of the skeletal muscle. |
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