Fulminant cardiac sarcoidosis in childhood

Sarcoidosis is uncommon in childhood and cardiac involvement is rare. 1,2 In adults, however, sudden death may be the initial manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis. 3 This report describes a child with cardiac sarcoidosis.

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Published in:	The American journal of cardiology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 177 - 178
Main Authors:	Burton, David A., Kapur, Sudesh, Shapiro, Stephen R., Leatherbury, Linda, Scott, Lewis P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-07-1986 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis Cardiomyopathies - pathology Humans Male Medical sciences Myocardium - pathology Sarcoidosis - diagnosis Sarcoidosis - pathology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Human Skin disease Sarcoidosis Autopsy Heart disease Mortality Cardiovascular disease Child
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Summary:	Sarcoidosis is uncommon in childhood and cardiac involvement is rare. 1,2 In adults, however, sudden death may be the initial manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis. 3 This report describes a child with cardiac sarcoidosis.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9149(86)90269-9