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Shigella sonnei infection presents as myocarditis with diffuse ECG changes in a young male.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report presents the first known instance of myocarditis occurring as a complication of Shigella sonnei infection.
May prompt consideration of Shigella in febrile myocarditis with diarrhea; leaves open incidence and need for cardiac evaluation in shigellosis.
A 19-year-old male was admitted to our department because of high fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Electrocardiogram (ECG) on admission revealed diffuse ST-T changes which persisted for 5 days. Stool culture grew Shigella sonnei. We conclude that the infection with Shigella sonnei was the cause for these findings which were most probably due to myocarditis. To the best of our knowledge myocarditis as a complication of shigella infestation has never been reported.
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Caraco et al. (1987) conducted a case report in Shigella sonnei myocarditis (n=1). Shigella sonnei infection was evaluated on Myocarditis. Shigella sonnei infection was identified as the cause of myocarditis in a 19-year-old male presenting with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and diffuse ST-T changes on ECG.
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