Case report: Fulminant myocarditis associated with overwhelming pneumococcal infection

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:706-707. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.282. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan. Electronic address: m-ogita@sa2.so-net.ne.jp.
³ Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan.
⁴ Digestive Disease Center, Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital, 35-1 Chigasakityuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 224-0032, Japan.

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Keywords: Autopsy report; Cardiogenic shock; Fulminant myocarditis; Overwhelming pneumococcal infection; Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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