Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Patient With Dermatomyositis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Kazufumi Nakamura; Akira Matsumori; Kengo Fukushima Kusano; Kimikazu Banba; Makiko Taniyama; Yoichi Nakamura; Hiroshi Morita; Hiromi Matsubara; Hiroshi Yamanari; Tohru Ohe

doi:10.1253/jcj.64.617

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Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Patient With Dermatomyositis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Kazufumi Nakamura, Akira Matsumori, Kengo Fukushima Kusano, Kimikazu Banba, Makiko Taniyama, Yoichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiromi Matsubara, Hiroshi Yamanari, Tohru Ohe

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Kazufumi Nakamura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Akira Matsumori
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Kengo Fukushima Kusano
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Kimikazu Banba
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Makiko Taniyama
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Yoichi Nakamura
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Hiroshi Morita
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Hiromi Matsubara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Hiroshi Yamanari
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama
Tohru Ohe
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama

Keywords: Dermatomyositis, Hepatitis C virus, Left ventricular dysfunction

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2000 Volume 64 Issue 8 Pages 617-618

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.64.617

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Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is frequently associated with autoimmune disease. We present here a case of dermatomyositis manifested as heart failure in which HCV was detected from an endomyocardial biopsy sample. HCV infection may have contributed to the left ventricular dysfunction in this patient with dermatomyositis.

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