Recurrent myocarditis of unknown etiology

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 292-296

  Kanazawa, Hiromi ^a   Hata, Noritake ^a   Yamamoto, Eisei ^a   Shinada, Takuro ^a   Yokoyama, Shinya ^a   Ohba, Takayoshi ^a   Imaizumi, Takahiro ^a   Ohaki, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune myocarditis; Chronic myocarditis; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 4544223141     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.71.292     Document Type: Article

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