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Non-typhoidal Salmonella myocarditis in an immunocompetent young adult with diarrhea.
Markaki, Lamprini; Spernovasilis, Nikolaos; Lempidakis, Dimitris; Kokorakis, Evangelos; Gialamas, Ioannis; Petousis, Stylianos; Kofteridis, Diamantis; Simantirakis, Emmanuel.
Afiliação
  • Markaki L; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Spernovasilis N; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Lempidakis D; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Kokorakis E; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Gialamas I; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Petousis S; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Kofteridis D; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Simantirakis E; School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Pan Afr Med J ; 34: 117, 2019.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31934258
ABSTRACT
Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle and it is caused by a wide range of infectious and non-infectious conditions. Non-typhoidal Salmonella infection, a common foodborne illness worldwide, only rarely causes myocarditis. We describe a case of an immunocompetent adult with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium myocarditis who had a favorable outcome due to early recognition of the causative factor and prompt initiation of appropriate treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Salmonella / Salmonella enterica / Diarreia / Miocardite Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Pan Afr Med J Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Salmonella / Salmonella enterica / Diarreia / Miocardite Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Pan Afr Med J Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Grécia