Key result
CMR identifies focal myocardial edema in acute myocarditis complicating Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis.
Why the study?
Myocarditis is a rare but increasingly documented complication following Campylobacter jejuni enterocolitis, predominantly in younger males.
Case Report (n=1)
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is a useful tool for the early diagnosis of myocarditis complicating Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis, a condition to consider in young patients with chest pain and elevated troponin.
Myocarditis remains a rare C. jejuni complication in young adults; leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and screening needs.
Background: Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a common cause of mostly self-limiting enterocolitis. Although rare, myocarditis has been increasingly documented as a complication following campylobacteriosis. Such cases have occurred predominantly in younger males and involved a single causative species, namely C. jejuni. Case report: We report herein a case of myocarditis complicating gastroenteritis in a 23-year-old immunocompetent patient, caused by this bacterium with a favorable outcome. Cardiac magnetic resonance imagining was useful in establishing an early diagnosis. Conclusions: Myocarditis should be considered in younger patients presenting with chest pain and plasmatic troponin elevations. The occurrence of myocarditis complicating C. jejuni is reviewed.
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Belfeki et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Campylobacter jejuni-related Myocarditis (n=1). Campylobacter jejuni infection was evaluated on Clinical recovery and imaging findings. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging identified focal myocardial edema and subepicardial nodular lesions in a 23-year-old man with acute myocarditis complicating Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis, who recovered fully.
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