title: [Myocarditis in legionellosis. A case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi, Parma.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Astorri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manzetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emanuelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiorina
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial