title: Case report: Fulminant myocarditis associated with overwhelming pneumococcal infection.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Wada
authors: Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan. Electronic address: m-ogita@sa2.so-net.ne.jp.
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Ogita
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Katsumi
authors: K
authors: Miyauchi
authors: Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan.
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Suwa
authors: Digestive Disease Center, Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital, 35-1 Chigasakityuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 224-0032, Japan.
authors: Miki
authors: M
authors: Yamano
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Daida
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
keywords: Autopsy report; Cardiogenic shock; Fulminant myocarditis; Overwhelming pneumococcal infection; Streptococcus pneumoniae