Open AccessVery rare electrocardiograph abnormalities in meningitis
Author(s) -
Ali Rida Bah,
Zeine El Abasse,
Othman Benmallem,
Rachida Habbal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.231.23158
Subject(s) - medicine , electrocardiography , meningoencephalitis , t wave , meningitis , hypothermia , ischaemic heart disease , cardiology , j wave , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology
Osborn waves are produced when the J point deviates from baseline. While there are many known causes of Osborn waves, hypothermia remains the most common. We report electrocardiographic changes with Osborn wave in a 32-year-old woman with fatal meningoencephalitis, potentially reversible, probably non-ischaemic myocardial dysfunction may occur in association with acute non cardiac illnesses, such as brain injuries or severe infections. The mechanisms of the electrocardiography (ECG) abnormalities in this disease are unclear.