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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;57(9):927-33.
doi: 10.1007/s00108-016-0093-z.

[From myxomas of the skin to LVAD implantation : A 28-year-old female patient with Carney complex]

[Article in German]
S Kellner  1 , D Beug  2 , K Empen  2 , S B Felix  2 , A Hummel  2
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[From myxomas of the skin to LVAD implantation : A 28-year-old female patient with Carney complex]

[Article in German]
S Kellner et al. Internist (Berl). 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Multiple skin lesions, endocrine dysfunction and cardiac myxomas are characteristic symptoms of Carney complex. This case report gives an overview about the major and minor criteria of Carney complex and presents the course of a female patient who developed severe cardiac insufficiency with multiple organ failure because of recurring heart operations leading to implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

Keywords: Adrenocortical hyperplasia; Cushing disease; Major criteria; Minor criteria; Skin tumors.

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