REVIEW OF A CASE OF TSUTSUGAMUSHI DISEASE SHOWING MYOCARDITIS AND CONFIRMATION OF RICKETTSIA BY ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY

被引:28
作者
YOTSUKURA, M
AOKI, N
FUKUZUMI, N
ISHIKAWA, K
机构
[1] KYORIN UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED 2,6-20 SHINKAWA,MITAKA,TOKYO 181,JAPAN
[2] KYORIN UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT SURG PATHOL,MITAKA,TOKYO 181,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL-ENGLISH EDITION | 1991年 / 55卷 / 02期
关键词
TSUTSUGAMUSHI DISEASE; ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY;
D O I
10.1253/jcj.55.149
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
A patient suffering from tsutsugamushi disease underwent endomyocardial biopsy for the purpose of diagnosis of myocarditis. Proliferation of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi was observed in the vascular endothelial cells of the myocardium. There have been no reports describing the identification of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi endomyocardial biopsy. This report indicates that endomyocardial biopsy may be a useful adjunct to the clarification of myocardial involvement of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.
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页码:149 / 153
页数:5
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