MYOCARDITIS DUE TO LEGIONELLA-PNEUMOPHILA - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
ASTORRI E MANZETTI G EMANUELLI C BIANCHI C GARINI A FIORINA P
Citation
E. Astorri et al., MYOCARDITIS DUE TO LEGIONELLA-PNEUMOPHILA - A CASE-REPORT, Journal of cardiovascular diagnosis and procedures, 14(3), 1997, pp. 177-179
Citations number
11
Journal title
Journal of cardiovascular diagnosis and procedures → ACNP
ISSN journal
10737774
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
177 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
1073-7774(1997)14:3<177:MDTL-A>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Cardiac involvement during Legionnaires' disease has been rarely descr ibed; few cases of myocarditis, pericarditis and endocarditis have bee n reported, We described a case of myocarditis associated to pneumonia , with high antibody titer, suggesting Legionella pneumophila involvem ent, The patient had severe myocardial damage, with overt heart failur e and evident ECG and Doppler-echocardiographic abnormalities, without associated multiorgan involvement.