Fatal ehrlichial myocarditis in a healthy adolescent: a case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Ehrlichial myocarditis is an unusual finding in nonimmunosuppressed patients. A case of fatal ehrlichiosis with rapidly progressive myocarditis and multiorgan failure from Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a previously healthy adolescent is described.
Medical subject headings
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis
- Ehrlichiosis
- Myocarditis