Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2009
A patient with severe course of respiratory viral infection presented with clinical signs of progressing heart failure that led to his death in the 2nd week of disease. Autopsy revealed that the heart cavities were significantly dilated, the heart was flabby. Histological examination of the myocardium revealed microvascular plethora and diffuse stroma infiltration with lymphocytes and histiocytes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Stenocardia
- Myocardial infarction
- Cardiomyopathy
- Acute coronary insufficiency
- Myocarditis
Correct answer
Myocarditis
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