Advanced atrioventricular block associated with atrial tachycardia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
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.
Umemoto
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Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima City Hospital, Japan.
Fujii
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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*