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High mortality diphtheritic myocarditis with conduction disturbance, case series, and review of literature.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
August 2023
Manamohan Cardiovascular Thoracic and Transplant Centre, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
Unlabelled: Diphtheria cases are still being reported in various parts of the globe. Although complete heart block resulting from diphtheric myocarditis is infrequent, it can lead to fatality. Awareness and recognition of this help strengthen the importance of vaccines and their proper management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiphtheritic myocarditis: An unusual and reversible cause of heart failure.
Ann Pediatr Cardiol
November 2022
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Diphtheria is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by . Although the disease is seen infrequently in the postvaccination era, sporadic cases continue to occur. Cardiac involvement, in the form of myocarditis, is the most serious manifestation of diphtheria and is the most common cause of mortality in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiphtheritic myocarditis: a case report, with toxinmediated complications and multi-organ involvement.
Cardiovasc J Afr
July 2023
Department of Cardiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
The re-emergence of diphtheria in South Africa in recent years warns of incomplete vaccination coverage. Recent outbreaks have been associated with a high mortality rate, due to late presentation, limited access to antitoxin and the occurrence of serious systemic complications. Death due to diphtheria is most commonly associated with diphtheritic myocarditis, which presents with heart failure, cardiogenic shock and conduction abnormalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLate Presentation of Post Diphtheritic Myocarditis in a 15-year Male.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
March 2019
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
A 15-year old male patient presented to us with dyspnoea for four days. He had a history of fever, pseudo-membranous tonsillitis and cervical adenopathy twenty-five days prior to the presentation. On examination and laboratory investigations, he had features suggestive of myocarditis with biventricular failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfectious diseases causing autonomic dysfunction.
Clin Auton Res
February 2018
Neurology Department, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK.
Objectives: To review infectious diseases that may cause autonomic dysfunction.
Methods: Review of published papers indexed in medline/embase.
Results: Autonomic dysfunction has been reported in retrovirus (human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus), herpes viruses, flavivirus, enterovirus 71 and lyssavirus infections.
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