Myocarditis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
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.
D000818:Animals; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000150:complications*