SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH FROM ACUTE INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; A REPORT OF THREE CASES
Authors: Ferdinand C. Helwig, Ellis W. Wilhelmy
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 July 1939SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH FROM ACUTE INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; A REPORT OF THREE CASESFERDINAND C. HELWIG, M.D., F.A.C.P., ELLIS W. WILHELMY, M.D.FERDINAND C. HELWIG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ELLIS W. WILHELMY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-1-107 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe causes of sudden and unexpected death occurring in individuals in apparent good health frequently require microscopic study for their elucidation. A miniature or inconspicuous lesion may be the main factor in such a type of death with the result that sometimes painstaking search is required to find it. Such cases are not only of scientific interest but they may have far reaching forensic implications.Focal interstitial myocarditis as the cause of death is a relatively uncommon condition and, as the cause of sudden and unexpected death, it appears from the study of the reported cases to be quite rare....Bibliography1. SIMONWOLPAW MAS: Acute, subacute and chronic isolated myocarditis: report of a case, Arch. Int. Med., 1935, lvi, 1136. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SCOTTSIMON RWMA: Acute isolated (Fiedler's) myocarditis, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1936, li, 374. Google Scholar3. HIRAI M: Ein Fall acuter, idiopathischer interstitieller Myocarditis nach Appendicitis-Operation, Trans. Soc. Path. Jap., 1936, xxvi, 79. Google Scholar4. KJAERGAARD H: Acute myocarditis, Acta med. Scandin., 1936, lxxviii, 151. Google Scholar5. DE LA CHAPELLEGRAEF CEI: Acute isolated myocarditis, with report of a case, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlvii, 942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SCOTTSAPHIR RWO: Acute isolated myocarditis, Am. Heart Jr., 1929, v, 129. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. FREUND : Zur Kenntnis der akuten diffusen Myokarditis, Berl. klin. Wchnschr., 1898, xxv, 1077, 1106. Google Scholar8. ZUPPINGER : Wien. klin. Wchnschr., 1901, xiv, 799. Google Scholar9. SALTYKOW S: Ueber diffuse Myokarditis, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat. u. Physiol., 1905, clxxxii, 1. Google Scholar10. FIEBACH R: Ueber isolierte diffuse akute interstitielle Myokarditis, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat. u. Physiol., 1921, ccxxxiii, 57. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. VON GIERKE E: Ueber granulierend-produktive Myocarditis mit Regeneration von Herzmuskelfasern, Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allg. Path., 1921, lxix, 72. Google Scholar12. LEMKE R: Zur Frage der primären akuten und parenchymatösen Myokarditis, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat. u. Physiol., 1924, ccxlviii, 345. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. SCHMINCHE M: Demonstrationen zur Herz und Gefässpathologie: Isolierte akute, diffuse, interstitielle Myokarditis bei einer 26 jähringen Frau, Deutsche. med. Wchnschr., 1921, xlvii, 1047. Google Scholar14. LEGRANDNAYRAC RP: Mécanisme inhabituel d'une rupture cardiaque, Compt. rend. Soc. de biol., 1929, c, 886. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kansas City, Missouri*Received for publication April 15, 1938.From the departments of Pathology and Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcute myocarditis in the adultSome Less Familiar Forms of Heart DiseaseA myocardial syndromeRecurrent ventricular tachycardia as the chief manifestation of myocarditis of unknown etiologyDie chronische ChagaskardiopathieAcute isolated myocarditis simulating coronary occlusionIsolated myocarditis in infantsIsolated myocarditis probably of sulfonamide originIsolated myocarditisAcute interstitial myocarditis in an infant 1 July 1939Volume 13, Issue 1Page: 107-114KeywordsForensicsHospital medicineLesionsMyocarditis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...