Myocarditis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Mackay, A.D.; Watt, J.B.; Jones, G.R.
Practitioner 214(1281): 390-392
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-6518 PMID: 1170558 Document Number: 93018
A 48-year-old patient presented with pneumonia and pleural effusion due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and subsequently developed pharyngitis and electrocardiographic evidence of myocarditis. The sparse literature on mycoplasma myocarditis is reviewed. The clinical features, electrocardiographic changes and prognosis are discussed.
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