| Re: Elderly Female with recently Dx MM -
05-08-2007, 08:38 AM
well Diff. Diagnosis are as follows:- 1)Right Heart failure :- Suggestive findings are:-progressively increasing breathlessness, exercise intolerance and ankle swelling. On examination, there is bilateral pitting leg oedema to her thighs, ascites and raised JVP. 2)Restrictive-Cardiomyopathy:_ supporting features are:-
a)s/s of Heart failure(Rt.)
b)exercise intolerence
c)ECG show diffusely diminished voltage. & Chest X-ray is normal
d)echo shows:- large atria, thickened ventricular wall
"The ventricular myocardium has a granular sparkling texture on echo"---i think amyloidosis should not be fibrosis/heochromatomasis so i think this is restrictive cardiomyopathy.
3) but still no clacification is seen on CXR i like to include Constrictive pericarditis also as a diffrential diagnosis coz. PE suggesting:_ ankle swelling,The apical impulse is impalpable.
An ECG shows diffusely diminished voltage , echocardiogram shows small thick ventricles |