Abstract
Cardiac involvement in the course of acute bruceilosis is rare and, when present, is usually manifested by endocarditis. Myocarditis is very infrequent and in the few reported cases, the course of the disease was fuhninant. A patient with recurrent bruceliosis who presented transient electrocardiographic T wave changes during two episodes of acute illness is reported.It is suggested that the patient had minor asymptomatic myocarditis in thecourse of recurrent brucellosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 544-545 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Postgraduate Medical Journal |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 706 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brucellosis
- Electrocardiogram
- Myocarditis