Cardiac involvement due to Salmonella typhi infections in children.
Sixty-six patients with Salmonella typhi infections were evaluated in terms of cardiological events in the Department of Pediatrics of Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital for a period of 14 years. Cardiac involvement is described in three cases of typhoid fever during that time. One patient had myocarditis only but another two cases had myocarditis and pericarditis. In addition to antibiotic therapy, pericardiocentesis and pericardiectomy were used. We present three cases of myocarditis caused by Salmonella typhi infections.
Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
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Baysal
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Sancak
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Ozturk
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Uysal
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D000293:Adolescent; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D010406:Penicillins; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin