A CASE OF GIANT-CELL MYOCARDITIS WITH EVIDENCE OF CARDIAC AUTOIMMUNITY

Authors
KODAMA M HANAWA H SAEKI M INOMATA T SUZUKI K HIRONO S TANABE Y IZUMI T SHIBATA A YAMAMOTO T HIROKAWA Y MASANI F KUMAKURA M HIGUMA N
Citation
M. Kodama et al., A CASE OF GIANT-CELL MYOCARDITIS WITH EVIDENCE OF CARDIAC AUTOIMMUNITY, Cardiovascular pathology, 4(2), 1995, pp. 127-131
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Cardiovascular pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10548807
Volume
4
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
127 - 131
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-8807(1995)4:2<127:ACOGMW>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A 45-year-old-woman with giant cell myocarditis showing high titer of circulating antiheart antibodies is reported. She experienced two recu rrences of myocarditis and repeatedly responded to immunosuppressive t herapy using prednisolone. The titer of antiheart antibodies went up a nd down appropriately according to the clinical responses to immunosup pressive therapy. This case suggested that giant cell myocarditis migh t be related to autoimmunity.