Fatal myocarditis related to Campylobacter jejuni infection: a case report.
Infectious myocarditis can be caused by a variety of agents, with enteroviruses being the most common. Myocarditis due to enteric bacteria is rare. We present pathological documentation of a rare case of a Campylobacter jejuni bowel infection leading to rapidly fatal myocarditis.
Pena
Louis A
LA
Department of the Coroner, Los Angeles County, 1104 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. lpena@lacoroner.org
Fishbein
Michael C
MC
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*