MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LYME CARDITIS

Authors
GLOBITS S BERGLERKLEIN J STANEK G ULLRICH R GLOGAR D
Citation
S. Globits et al., MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE LYME CARDITIS, Cardiology, 85(6), 1994, pp. 415-417
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00086312
Volume
85
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
415 - 417
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-6312(1994)85:6<415:MITDOA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Lyme disease is a multisystem disease, which can involve the heart cau sing myopericarditis. We describe 1 patient with serological and histo logical evidence of Lyme borreliosis and demonstration of pathologic m yocardial signal enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging.