Open AccessFatal Ehrlichial Myocarditis in a Healthy Adolescent: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Nicholas S. Havens,
Benjamin Kinnear,
Salustiano Mato
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis032
Subject(s) - ehrlichia chaffeensis , myocarditis , medicine , ehrlichiosis , virology , ehrlichia , immunology , tick
Ehrlichial myocarditis is an unusual finding in nonimmunosuppressed patients. A case of fatal ehrlichiosis with rapidly progressive myocarditis and multiorgan failure from Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a previously healthy adolescent is described.
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