A rare complication of Brucella infection: myocarditis and heart failure.
Cardiac complications from brucellosis are unusual and usually manifest as endocarditis. The other possible complication is myocardial involvement. Brucella myocarditis and development of heart failure is a very rare complication of brucellosis. We present a patient with new onset heart failure due to brucella myocarditis treated with favorable antibiotic therapy.
Department of Internal Medicine, Numune Education and Training Hospital. drcumi21@hotmail.com
Cumali
C
Efe
Tuba
T
Can
Münevver
M
Ince
Hasan
H
Tunca
Fatih
F
Yildiz
Engin
E
Sennaroglu
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents