[Myocarditis in legionellosis. A case report].
Cardiac involvement during Legionnaires' disease has been rarely described; few cases of myocarditis, pericarditis and endocarditis were reported. We describe a case of myocarditis associated to pneumonia, with high antibody title suggesting a disease due to Legionella pneumophila. The patient had severe myocardial damage, with overt heart failure and important ECG and Doppler-echocardiographic abnormalities, without associated multiorgan involvement.
Astorri
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Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi, Parma.
Manzetti
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Emanuelli
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Bianchi
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C
Garini
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Fiorina
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P
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000276:immunology; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial