Key result
A 22-year-old man with drug-resistant enteric fever developed acute left ventricular failure due to myocarditis, which successfully resolved with intravenous ceftriaxone and diuretics.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights a rare presentation of drug-resistant enteric fever complicated by myocarditis and acute left ventricular failure.
May warrant consideration of myocarditis in enteric fever with acute LV failure; single case leaves open questions on incidence and management.
Enteric fever commonly causes fatality from abdominal complications or toxemia but it can also cause death from complications of myocarditis albeit rarely. In September, 2005 a 22 year old man was admitted in BIRDEM with the features of pneumonia. Later on, the patient developed acute left ventricular failure and ultimately diagnosed as a case of drug resistant enteric fever with myocarditis Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2007; 1(1): 34-37 Key words: Enteric fever; abdominal complications doi: 10.3329/imcj.v1i1.2893
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Mahmud et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Enteric fever with myocarditis (n=1). Ceftriaxone and diuretics was evaluated. A 22-year-old man with drug-resistant enteric fever developed acute left ventricular failure due to myocarditis, which successfully resolved with intravenous ceftriaxone and diuretics.
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