Severe myositis and myocarditis in progressive systemic sclerosis
Carette, S.; Turcotte, J.; Mathon, G.
Journal of Rheumatology 12(5): 997-999
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 4087278 Document Number: 256570
A 22-year-old woman with progressive systemic sclerosis developed severe myositis and life threatening myocarditis. Her myocarditis responded to intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy. We stress the usefulness of echocardiography in establishing the diagnosis and following the course of myocarditis.
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