Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Block 2 Case 17



Above is an image from a biopsy of a 17 year old athlete who developed chest pain and dyspnea during a tennis match and passed out. He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756231709001960

What are the key histologic findings?

There is a genetic component to this disease. What is the mutation?

 Is it autosomal dominant or recessive?

What was the cause of his symptoms?

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