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Division of Cardiology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; The Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Reports of nonrheumatic streptococcal pharyngitis associated myocarditis (SPAM) are rare, and its incidence, pathophysiology, and clinical features remain unclear. We evaluated the clinical course and outcome of patients diagnosed with nonrheumatic SPAM, with a particular focus on differentiating it from other etiologies of myocarditis.
Methods: Seventy-nine consecutive individuals (age 32±9 years, 71 men) with clinically diagnosed SPAM were evaluated.
Predictors of severity factors associated with severe scrub typhus among children in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
J Vector Borne Dis
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Department of Pediatrics, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (deemed to be) University, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Background Objectives: Scrub typhus is an acute febrile zoonotic disease caused by the obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. Growing data over the last few years on the Indian subcontinent suggest that it is one of the most widespread but under-reported diseases. The study aimed to document the clinical and paraclinical profile and evaluate complications of scrub typhus in severe and nonsevere pediatric age groups.
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Turk J Pediatr
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Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Background: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare and serious form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis that predominantly affects medium and small-sized arteries, with central nervous system involvement being particularly uncommon. Treatment strategies are tailored according to the extent and severity of the disease. While conventional therapy includes glucocorticoids and conventional disease-modifying-rheumatic drugs (cDMARDs), biologic agents may be critical for severe and refractory cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Myocarditis: An Analysis of Korean Multicenter Registry.
Korean Circ J
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background And Objectives: Data are limited on the clinical manifestations and outcomes of acute myocarditis from a large-scale registry. We investigated acute myocarditis's clinical characteristics and prognosis from a large-scale, multi-center registry in the Republic of Korea.
Methods: We collected data from seven hospitals between 2001 and 2021.
Metapneumovirus-Induced Myocarditis Complicated by Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-Infection: A Case Report.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
Division of Infectious Diseases, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), classified in the Pneumoviridae family, is primarily known for causing lower respiratory tract infections in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. However, rare instances have shown that hMPV can also affect other systems, such as the cardiovascular system, leading to conditions like myocarditis. CASE REPORT We describe a 68-year-old man with a medical history of diabetes, hypertension, and liver cirrhosis who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) exhibiting symptoms of fever, cough, and dyspnea.
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