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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 21:36:199.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.199.23370. eCollection 2020.

Myocarditis associated with campylobacter jejuni colitis: a case report

Oussama Daboussi  1 , Salamata Diallo  1   2 , Boundia Djiba  1   3 , Mamadou Ngoné Gueye  1   4
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Case Reports

Myocarditis associated with campylobacter jejuni colitis: a case report

Oussama Daboussi et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Myocarditis is a rare complication of acute diarrhea due to Campylobacter Jejuni infection. We present the case of 25-year-old male who presented with campylobacter jejuni colitis who subsequently had chest pain and elevated cardiac biomarkers. The patient developed acute myocarditis confirmed on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: Campylobacter jejuni; colitis; myocarditis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
four-chamber view of the left ventricle: increased signal intensity of the lateral wall on T2 weighted images indicating the presence of myocardial edema
Figure 2
Figure 2
phase Sensitive Inversion Recovery (PSIR) on T1 weighted images: subepicardial minor delayed enhancement after administration of gadolinium
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