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Journal of Pathology and Disease Biology | Volume 2

September 06-07, 2018 | Edinburgh, Scotland

Pathology and Surgical Pathology

International Conference on

Primary cardiac sarcoidosis causing sudden death: A case report

Sunethri Padma

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PV Ramana

Gandhi Medical College, India

he occurrence of unanticipated death of a young person is

traumatic to the family and calls for thorough evaluation. In

recent years, sudden cardiac deaths have been increasing in all

age groups. Cardiomyopathies and congenital heart diseases

are the commonest cause of death in young individuals. Here

we report a case of young boy who suffered a sudden death.

A 16 years old boy complained of headache and discomfort.

He had no similar complaints in the past. He went to bed early

that day and was found dead the next day morning. The body

was subjected to post mortem examination. There were no

positive findings on external examination. Internal examination

also revealed no significant findings except small nodules on

heart. On gross examination, heart showed multiple nodules

on the surface. On dissection, similar nodules were seen with

in the wall of the left ventricle extending the full thickness of

the ventricle wall. H&E stained sections from these nodules

showed numerous non caseating granulomas. Special stains for

fungus and acid-fast bacilli were negative. Examination of lung

and other organs did not reveal any such granuloma. The case

was diagnosed as Primary Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

Isolated Primary Cardiac Sarcoidosis is very rare. Cardiac

involvement in sarcoidosis has been reported in up to 30% of

patients with sarcoidosis. Diagnosis of cardiac Sarcoidosis is

difficult because the symptoms are non-specific and there is no

definite non-invasive diagnostic modality. These patients most

commonly suffer fromconduction abnormalities like ventricular

fibrillation causing sudden death.

Speaker Biography

Sunethri Padma is presently working as Assistant professor at Gandhi medical College,

Hyderabad, India. She had done her masters in Pathology from Osmania Medical College

andpresentlypursuingPhD inpathology.Herfieldsof interestaregynaecologicalpathology

and Gastrointestinal, tract pathology. Her PhD dissertation work is also on Gastrointestinal

pathology. She shows remarkable interest in teaching and other academic activities.