title: Atrioventricular block complicating acute streptococcal tonsillitis.
abstract: A 38 year old woman presented with severe weakness, high fever, and sore throat. Physical examination showed follicular tonsillitis and bradycardia caused by a atrioventricular block. Within 24 hours a normal sinus rhythm was regained but slight transient ST-T changes compatible with myocarditis were evident. Throat culture grew Streptococcus haemolyticus group A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine B, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caraco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology