title: Echocardiographic follow-up of diphtheric myocarditis.
abstract: We report the first case of diphtheric myocarditis documented by serial electrocardiography and echocardiography. The electrocardiographic changes preceded the contraction abnormalities by 3 weeks. During a prolonged neurologic disease with extensive polyneuropathy, the patient had only subtle clinical signs of myocarditis. In patients with diphtheria, electrocardiographic changes may warrant repetitive echocardiographic examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Groundstroem
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lumio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology