Myocarditis related to Salmonella paratyphi C infection

Jakub Włodarczyk; Piotr Koprowicz; Małgorzata Kurpesa; Jarosław D. Kasprzak; Anetta Bartczak; Zbigniew Deroń; Tomasz Rechciński

Vol 14, No 6 (2019)

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Myocarditis related to Salmonella paratyphi C infection

Jakub Włodarczyk, Piotr Koprowicz, Małgorzata Kurpesa, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Anetta Bartczak, Zbigniew Deroń, Tomasz Rechciński

Folia Cardiologica 2019;14(6):610-613.

Vol 14, No 6 (2019)

Case Reports

Abstract

Myocarditis related to bacterial gastroenteritis is rare, especially in immunocompetent persons. The clinical course of the disease is characterised by non-specific, sparse symptoms, which greatly impedes diagnosis. This paper presents a case of myocarditis in a 39 year-old man with a Salmonella paratyphi C infection. Salmonella infections rarely cause myocarditis, but they should always be considered in cases where myocarditis is suspected and there is no evidence of a viral aetiology.