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Campylobacter jejuni enteritis can cause rare but potentially fatal perimyocarditis, predominantly in males.
Campylobacter jejuni enteritis is an infrequent but potentially fatal cause of perimyocarditis, with an observed male preponderance.
Alerts clinicians to rare perimyocarditis after C. jejuni enteritis; leaves open confirmation of incidence and male preponderance.
Campylobacter jejuni enteritis is 1 of the most common causes of food poisoning. Although an infrequent complication, Campylobacter associated perimyocarditis can have fatal consequences. This article illustrates 2 cases. We examine the types of Campylobacter jejuni responsible and report the observed male preponderance of this complication.
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Turpie et al. (2009) studied this question. Campylobacter jejuni enteritis can cause an infrequent but potentially fatal perimyocarditis that exhibits an observed male preponderance.
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