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A 25-year-old male with a 10-year history of psoriasis developed dilated cardiomyopathy, suggesting a potential link between the two conditions on a common inflammatory background.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights a potential uncommon association between dilated cardiomyopathy and psoriasis, possibly linked by a common inflammatory background.
Alerts to possible cardiomyopathy in longstanding psoriasis; leaves open shared inflammatory link pending larger studies.
A 25-year-old male symptomatic of heart disease for four months presented with biventricular failure. Echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy. He had skin lesions for 10 years which were clinically and histopathologically identified as psoriasis. Association of cardiomyopathy with psoriasis is uncommon and intriguing. The link between dilated cardiomyopathy and psoriasis on a common inflammatory background is discussed.
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Prakash et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Psoriasis and dilated cardiomyopathy (n=1). Psoriasis was evaluated. A 25-year-old male with a 10-year history of psoriasis developed dilated cardiomyopathy, suggesting a potential link between the two conditions on a common inflammatory background.
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