Myocarditis associated with campylobacter jejuni colitis: a case report

Myocarditis is a rare complication of acute diarrhea due to Campylobacter Jejuni infection. We present the case of 25-year-old male who presented with campylobacter jejuni colitis who subsequently had chest pain and elevated cardiac biomarkers. The patient developed acute myocarditis confirmed on ca...

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Autores principales: Daboussi, Oussama, Diallo, Salamata, Djiba, Boundia, Gueye, Mamadou Ngoné
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32952843
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.199.23370
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Sumario:Myocarditis is a rare complication of acute diarrhea due to Campylobacter Jejuni infection. We present the case of 25-year-old male who presented with campylobacter jejuni colitis who subsequently had chest pain and elevated cardiac biomarkers. The patient developed acute myocarditis confirmed on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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