Abstract
A young woman thought to have seronegative rheumatoid arthritis developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome after treatment with sulfasalazine; this resolved with prednisone. Later she was found to be HLA-B27-positive in keeping with a spondyloarthropathy. Soon afterward, she developed clinical myopericarditis and cardiogenic shock that responded initially to methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin, but recurred. An endomyocardial biopsy demonstrated active myocarditis with a mixed cell composition including rare giant cells, but not enough to classify it as giant cell myocarditis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1138.e7-1138.e8 |
Journal | Canadian Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine