Fatal myocarditis related to Campylobacter jejuni infection: a case report.

Cardiovasc Pathol

Department of the Coroner, Los Angeles County, 1104 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

Published: May 2007

Infectious myocarditis can be caused by a variety of agents, with enteroviruses being the most common. Myocarditis due to enteric bacteria is rare. We present pathological documentation of a rare case of a Campylobacter jejuni bowel infection leading to rapidly fatal myocarditis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2006.09.007DOI Listing

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