CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT DUE TO SALMONELLA-TYPHI INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Sixty-six patients with Salmonella typhi infections were evaluated in terms of cardiological events in the Department of Pediatrics of Ondok uz Mayis University Hospital for a period of 14 years. Cardiac involve ment is described in three cases of typhoid fever during that time. On e patient had myocarditis only bur another two cases had myocarditis a nd pericarditis. In addition to antibiotic therapy, pericardiocentesis and pericardiectomy were used. We present three cases of myocarditis caused by Salmonella typhi infections.