title: Advanced atrioventricular block associated with atrial tachycardia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
abstract: Atrial tachycardia with atrioventricular (AV) block has been recognized as a common manifestation of digitalis toxicity. We describe here an unusual case of transient advanced AV block associated with atrial tachycardia in a 6 year old boy with evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Take
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000209:etiology*