Piette M, Timperman J
Department of Legal Medicine, State University of Ghent, Belgium.
Med Sci Law. 1990 Oct;30(4):280-4. doi: 10.1177/106002809003000402.
A rare case of idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis fatally affecting a middle-aged woman is presented. The circumstances of the fulminant and unexpected death were witnessed and reported by a relative. The confusing aspects of the 'Fiedler's myocarditis', the relation with more common forms of viral myocarditis and finally the medico-legal importance in the context of the sudden and natural death are mentioned.
本文报道了一例罕见的特发性巨细胞性心肌炎致死病例，患者为一名中年女性。其暴发性意外死亡的情况由一名亲属目睹并报告。文中提及了“菲德勒心肌炎”令人困惑的方面、与更常见的病毒性心肌炎的关系，以及在突然自然死亡背景下的法医学重要性。
