Importance of early diagnosis and therapy of acute meningococcal myocarditis: a case report with review of literature.
Acute meningococcemia is a clinical syndrome resulting from Neisseria meningitides infection. The clinical presentation is varied, but when associated with myocardial dysfunction, it carries a poor prognosis. We report a case of meningococcal myocarditis causing severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction that improved over a 4-day period after appropriate antimicrobial treatment following prompt diagnosis. The case highlights the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of this disorder.
Razminia
Mansour
M
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA.
Salem
Yasser
Y
Elbzour
Monther
M
Teves
Denise
D
Deshmukh
Hanumant
H
Khosla
Sandeep
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone