Isolated (Fiedler's) Myocarditis: Report of Case First Manifested by Arterial Emboli in Extremities and Terminally by Mural Thrombi in Three of the Heart Chambers

Case Reports1 November 1945ISOLATED (FIEDLER'S) MYOCARDITIS: REPORT OF CASE FIRST MANIFESTED BY ARTERIAL EMBOLI IN EXTREMITIES AND TERMINALLY BY MURAL THROMBI IN THREE OF THE HEART CHAMBERSROGER W. ROBINSON, FRANK B. QUEENROGER W. ROBINSON, FRANK B. QUEENAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-5-860 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcute isolated myocarditis was first described in 1900 by Fiedler.1It is a rare disease and one in which inflammation of the myocardium is apparently the only important acute lesion in the body. Engelhardt and Bruno,2in a recent review of the literature, collected nine cases from the American and 46 additional cases from the world literature. Various infections have been suspected as causing this disease such as acute upper respiratory infections, influenza, pneumonia, measles, virus infections, syphilis; also toxins have been suggested as etiologic agents circulating in the blood stream from diphtheria or streptococcus infections. Likewise implicated are vitamin...Bibliography1. FIEDLER A: Über akute interstitielle Myokarditis, Centralbl. f. inn. Med., 1900, cci, 212. Google Scholar2. ENGELHARDTBRUNO HTFE: Fiedler's myocarditis, New England Jr. Med., 1943, cclxxxviii, 222-224. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HELWIGSCHMIDT FCEC: A filter-passing agent producing interstitial myocarditis in anthropoid apes and small animals, Science, 1945, cii, 31-33. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 16, 1944. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIdiopathic Myocardial Failure in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy and the Puerperium 1 November 1945Volume 23, Issue 5Page: 860-868KeywordsBacteremiaDiphtheriaInfectious diseasesMyocarditisRiversStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcusSyphilisToxinsUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...