Infiltration of histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells in the myocardium of a patient with multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
| Autor: | Tamika Webb-Detiege, Harvey Sasken, Primal P. Kaur |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Cardiomyopathy Dilated Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Histiocytosis Non-Langerhans-Cell business.industry Arthritis Myocardium Cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis Histiocytes medicine.disease Black or African American Histiocytosis Rheumatology Giant cell Heart failure medicine Humans Polyarthritis Female business Histiocyte |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumaticmusculoskeletal diseases. 15(1) |
| ISSN: | 1536-7355 |
| Popis: | Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a rare multisystem disease characterized by skin nodules and a destructive polyarthritis. We describe cardiac disease in a 42-year-old African American female with a history of MRH for 29 years and dilated cardiomyopathy for 5 years. During a congestive heart failure flare, the patient was slow to respond to standard treatment. A left/right heart catheterization and endomyocardial biopsy were performed, and the patient was found to have evidence of myocardial MRH infiltration. |
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