Myocarditis associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection.
2017
Luis Gutiérrez de la Varga, and
María Luisa Rodríguez Suárez, and
Cecilia Corros Vicente
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Asturias, España. Electronic address: luigigut_89@hotmail.com.
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D009205
Myocarditis
Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC). Manifestations range from subclinical to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN). Myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction is classified as inflammatory CARDIOMYOPATHY usually caused by INFECTION, autoimmune diseases, or responses to toxic substances. Myocarditis is also a common cause of DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY and other cardiomyopathies.
Carditis,Myocarditides
D002169
Campylobacter Infections
Infections with bacteria of the genus CAMPYLOBACTER.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016123
Campylobacter jejuni
A species of bacteria that resemble small tightly coiled spirals. Its organisms are known to cause abortion in sheep and fever and enteritis in man and may be associated with enteric diseases of calves, lambs, and other animals.