Myocardial infarction in a child with Salmonella enterocolitis.
The case history and findings of a seven-month-old North American Indian girl with myocardial infarction following a prolonged febrile seizure associated with Salmonella typhimurium enterocolitis are presented and discussed. This appears to be a unique observation not previously described in the literature.
D004562:Electrocardiography; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000209:etiology