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Fulminant myocarditis in a young woman with mixed connective tissue disease: a case report.

Tomoyo HamanaHiroyuki KawamoriSeimi Satomi-KobayashiYuzuru YamamotoYoshihiko IkedaKen Ichi Hirata
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
We report a rare case of fulminant myocarditis in a patient with MCTD who recovered with immunosuppressive treatment. Despite the absence of significant lymphocytic infiltration findings on histopathological examination, patients with MCTD may experience a dramatic clinical course. Although it is unclear whether myocarditis is triggered by viral infections, certain autoimmune mechanisms may lead to its development.
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