Chlamydia psittaci can rarely cause myopericarditis, potentially through an autoimmune mechanism.
May prompt C. psittaci testing in unexplained myopericarditis; leaves open autoimmune pathogenesis pending confirmatory studies.
Chlamydia psittaci may rarely involve the heart as the only manifestation of the infection. We report a case of myopericarditis caused by this agent, whose pathogenesis seemed to be autoimmune damage triggered by the infection.
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