Myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jun 14;57(24):2453. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.072.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology
  • Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Emergency Treatment / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Myocarditis / etiology
  • Pericardiocentesis / methods
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis*
  • Pericarditis / etiology
  • Rickettsia rickettsii / isolation & purification*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / complications*
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / diagnosis
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / etiology
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / therapy
  • Time Factors
  • Troponin T / blood

Substances

  • Troponin T