Acute myocarditis associated with non-typhoidal Salmonella gastroenteritis
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
; : 92-96, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Acute myocarditis is clinically rare in children, but poses a significant risk for morbidity and mortality. Children with myocarditis show a wide variety of clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical myocarditis to heart failure, hemodynamic compromise, arrhythmia, and even sudden death. Salmonella species are associated with clinical presentations including gastroenteritis, enteric fever, bacteremia, and extra-intestinal focal infections. Non-typhoidal Salmonella infections usually cause self-limiting gastroenteritis, but are rarely associated with myocarditis. In this report, we present a case of myocarditis associated with Salmonella serogroup B gastroenteritis in a previously healthy 15-year-old boy.
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Asunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Salmonella
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Infecciones por Salmonella
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Fiebre Tifoidea
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Mortalidad
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Bacteriemia
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Muerte Súbita
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Serogrupo
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Infección Focal
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article