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Case Reports
. 1993 Jan;122(1):82-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83492-4.

Acute myocarditis associated with Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis

J S Rubenstein  1 , Z L Noah, V R Zales, S T Shulman
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Case Reports

Acute myocarditis associated with Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis

J S Rubenstein et al. J Pediatr. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

We describe two patients with acute myocarditis temporally associated with an acute Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis. This association has not been described in children and should be considered in children with shigellosis who do not respond to rehydration therapies.

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