Myopericarditis due to Chlamydia psittaci. The role of autoimmunity.
Chlamydia psittaci may rarely involve the heart as the only manifestation of the infection. We report a case of myopericarditis caused by this agent, whose pathogenesis seemed to be autoimmune damage triggered by the infection.
Díaz
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Service of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain.
Collazos
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D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015551:Autoimmunity; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial