An autopsy case of mixed connective tissue disease associated with viral myocarditis.

Myocarditis in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report

Myocarditis is a serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is reported that 5-10% of the patients present symptomatic myocarditis. However, myocarditis in mixed connective tissue disease is uncommon. Only a few cases with mixed connective tissue disease patients who presented symptomatic myocarditis were reported. We herein describe a patient with mixed connective tissue disease...

Fatal pulmonary hypertension in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease: report of an autopsy case.

A 34-yr-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) who died of heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension (PH) is reported. She showed various symptoms and signs over the previous 8 yr, including lymphadenopathy, Raynaud's phenomenon, polyarthralgia, sclerodactylia, esophageal disturbance, PH, Sjögren's syndrome and renal tubular acidosis. Autopsy findings revealed severe intimal pr...

An adult case of mixed connective tissue disease associated with perimyocarditis and massive pericardial effusion.

We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), who developed perimyocarditis associated with massive pericardial effusion. The diagnosis of MCTD was based on clinical and serological findings. We confirmed myocarditis by right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy. The pericardial effusion gradually disappeared after the administration of prednisolone. Althou...

A Case and Literature Review of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

Normal Pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by gait apraxia, urinary incontinence, and dementia. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease that has never been reported to cause NPH. Our patient was a 67-year man with a one-year history of gradual worsening gait and balance, urinary urgency with urge incontinence and decreased short-term memory. P...

A case of mixed connective tissue disease combined with sarcoidosis.