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Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis was associated with myopericarditis in a previously healthy 19-year-old man, highlighting a rare but well-described complication of this organism.
Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis is a rare but recognized cause of myopericarditis that should be considered in patients presenting with pericarditis or myocarditis.
May warrant considering Campylobacter in acute myopericarditis; leaves open prospective studies to quantify risk.
This is a case report of a 19-year-old, previously healthy man who presented with a short history of Campylobacter gastroenteritis that was associated with a myopericarditis. This is a rare but well-described complication with this organism. Clinicians should bear in mind the possibility of this diagnosis when assessing patients with pericarditis or myocarditis.
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Goldenberg et al. (2010) studied this question. Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis was associated with myopericarditis in a previously healthy 19-year-old man, highlighting a rare but well-described complication of this organism.
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