Fatal myocarditis in a child with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis during treatment with an interleukin 1 receptor antagonist

Fatal myocarditis in a child with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis during treatment with an interleukin 1 receptor antagonist

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathologic diagnosis of isolated myocarditis without pericardial involvement is uncommonly encountered in systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (soJIA).</p> <p>Case</p> <p>An eleven year-old boy wit...

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Main Authors: Zeft Andrew S, Menon Shaji C, Miller Dylan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Arthritis
Myocarditis
Idiopathic
Interleukin
Juvenile
Online Access:http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/10/1/8

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