Two cases of inflammatory muscle disease presenting with raised serum concentrations of troponin T

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1323-1324

  Hamilton, J S ^a   Sharpe, P C ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Victoria Hospitals Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEURODERMATITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 28644434593     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.025734     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Ammann P, Pfisterer M, Fehr T, et al. Raised cardiac troponins. BMJ 2004;328:1028-9.
2. White GH, Tideman PA. Increased troponin T in a patient with dermatomyositis. Clin Chem 2001;47:1130-1.
3. Erlacher P, Lercher A, Falkensammer J, et al. Cardiac troponin and beta-type myosin heavy chain concentrations in patients with polymyositis or dermatomysitis. Clin Chim Acta 2001;306:27-33.
4. Kobayashi S, Tanaka M, Tamura N, et al. Serum cardiac troponin T in polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Lancet 1992;340:726.
5. Collinson PO, Boa FG, Gaze DC. Measurement of cardiac troponins. Ann Clin Biochem 2001;38:423-49.
6. Gerhardt W, Ljungdahl L. Troponin T: a sensitive and specific diagnostic and prognostic marker of myocardial damage. Clin Chim Acta 1998;272:47-57.
7. Hammerer-Lercher A, Erlacher P, Bittner R, et al. Clinical and experimental results on cardiac troponin expression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Clin Chem 2001;47:451-8.
8. Collinson PO, Stubbs PJ. Are troponins confusing? Heart 2003;89:1285-7.
9. Kiely PD, Bruckner FE, Nisbet JA, et al. Serum skeletal troponin I in inflammatory muscle disease: relation to creatine kinase, CKMB and cardiac troponin I. Ann Rheum Dis 2000;59:750.
10. Bodor GS, Survant L, Voss EM, et al. Cardiac troponin T composition in normal and regenerating human skeletal muscle. Clin Chem 1997;43:470-84.
11. Prellwitz W, Hafner G, Rupprecht HJ, et al. Diagnostic and differential diagnostic value of troponins. Med Klin 1996;91:336-42.
12. Fredericks S, Bainbridge K, Murray JF, et al. Measurement of cardiac troponin I in striated muscle using three experimental methods. Ann Clin Biochem 2003;40:244-8.