Inflammation clashing onto myocardial susceptibility: a tale of two rare diseases-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcoidosis is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of myocardial non-caseating granulomas. Heart failure, conduction abnormalities, and/or life-threatening arrhythmias are the main manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Cardiac magnetic resonance plays a major role in the diagnostic suspicion of cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis. However, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) patterns are non-specific, and one should consider alternative or additional aetiologies for myocardial disease.

Case summary

We report the case of a 40-year-old male with a past medical history remarkable for pulmonary and cutaneous sarcoidosis, presenting with asymptomatic premature ventricular contractions and severe left ventricular (LV) dilation and moderately red

SUBMITTER: Lima MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature