title: Atrioventricular block in a toxic child: do not forget diphtheria.
abstract: We describe a 4.5-year-old girl who presented with severe febrile throat infection and who, after a few days, developed ventricular tachycardia followed by atrioventricular block. Although a pacemaker was inserted, she died of cardiogenic shock. Throat cultures were positive for Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Perles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bashary
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engelhard
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000382:microbiology