Herpes zoster-induced myocarditis in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
Myocarditis as a complication of herpes zoster is very rare. I present the case of a middle-aged adult male with diabetes mellitus complicated by myocarditis following herpes zoster infection, the second reported case in Indian literature so far.
Department of Medicine, NRS Medical College, Calcutta 700 014.
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D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*