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Pneumococcal Pneumonia Resembling Acute Myocardial Infarction in an Adolescent Male
Yee Keow Chiong1, Ian Tan1, Terence Cw Lim1
1From the Khoo Teck Puat National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
Abstract:
Myocarditis is commonly associated with viruses. However, we present a novel case of a teenager with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteremia complicated by myocarditis and rhabdomyolysis, presenting with features of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Physicians should be aware that Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, like Group A Streptococcus, can mimic acute myocardial infarction in young males without cardiovascular risk factors.
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