Salmonella myocarditis presenting as acute myocardial infarction: a case report

Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(6):602-4.

Abstract

Cardiac involvement with Salmonella infection is well known and electrocardiographic changes bear a direct relationship to prognosis. We present here a case with ECG changes mimicking an acute myocardial infarction in salmonella infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chest Pain
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / diagnosis*
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / drug therapy
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / microbiology
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed