Carditis and arthritis associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection.
Three patients who developed carditis after enteritis caused by Campylobacter jejuni are reported. Two had perimyocarditis and one endocarditis. The cardiac sequelae persisted in two patients. Concomitant arthritis appeared in two of these patients, monoarthritis in one and polyarthritis in the other.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology*