MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED-FEVER AND ELECTROCA RDIOGRAPHIC CHANGE

Authors
BENHAMED S KAMMOUN S KANOUN F BENJEMAA M MAALOUL I
Citation
S. Benhamed et al., MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED-FEVER AND ELECTROCA RDIOGRAPHIC CHANGE, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 26(6-7), 1996, pp. 734-735
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
26
Issue
6-7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
734 - 735
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1996)26:6-7<734:MSAERC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Mediterranean spotted fever is an eruptive disease caused by Rickettsi a conorii. Endothelitis comes as a consequence of this infection. In t his work we studied the electrocardiographic change of 9 patients with mediterranean spotted fever. Six had alteration of cardiac conduction . The pathogenic mechanism of vascular injury induced myocardial oedem a. All patients with mediterranean spotted fever should be screened wi th an EGG.