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[Pericarditis and myocarditis in salmonellosis]
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|September 27, 1980
Summary
Salmonellosis can cause heart damage, including pericarditis and myocarditis, in a significant number of patients. Clinicians should consider salmonellosis in unexplained heart inflammation cases.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- Salmonellosis is a common bacterial infection.
- Cardiac complications of salmonellosis are not widely recognized.
- Understanding cardiac involvement in salmonellosis is crucial for patient management.
Observation:
- A study investigated cardiac involvement in 103 salmonellosis cases.
- 12 patients (11.7%) exhibited clinical, laboratory, and ECG findings indicative of heart damage.
- Cardiac symptoms ranged from mild to predominant.
Findings:
- Acute fibrinous pericarditis (2 cases), acute effusive pericarditis (1 case), and acute peri-myocarditis (1 case) were diagnosed.
- Myocarditis was suspected in 8 patients.
- Cardiac involvement in salmonellosis is more frequent than previously assumed.
Implications:
- Salmonellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pericarditis and myocarditis of unknown origin.
- Early recognition of cardiac involvement in salmonellosis can lead to timely intervention.
- Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms and long-term effects of cardiac involvement in salmonellosis.