title: Myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Ross M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nesbit
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Littmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T