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Histologic presentation of case 1. Endomyocardial biopsy shows interstitial fibrosis with some interstitial lymphocytes. Signs of hypertrophy are detectable
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Cardiac biopsy revealed interstitial inflammation mainly with lymphocytes and interstitial fibrosis (Fig. 1) with no signs of viral infection.
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Histologic presentation of case 5. a H&E stain of the endomyocardial biopsy shows patchy lymphohistiocytic infiltrates associated with myocyte damage, diagnostic for lymphocytic myocarditis. b IHC stain for CD3 highlights in brown T cells within the inflammatory infiltrate (c) IHC stain for CD8 highlights in brown T cells within the inflammatory infiltrate (d) IHC stain for CD68 shows many histiocytes/macrophages within the myocardial inflammation
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Pathology revealed lymphocytic myocarditis manifesting with lymphohistiocytic infiltrates and cardiomyocyte damage without identification of eosinophils (Fig. 2).
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