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Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis involving only the heart and guts: a case report.

Shun SasakiTakaharu HayashiEmi TateishiYoshiharu Higuchi
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
This unusual case of cardiac sarcoidosis not only involved rare lesions only in the heart and guts but also presented with ST elevation on ECG. This case suggests that the gastrointestinal tract is a site of effective antigen capture outside of the respiratory tract that can affect the heart.
Keyphrases
  • respiratory tract
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation