Cardiac involvement due to Salmonella typhi infections in children

Baysal K., SANCAK R., Ozturk F., Uysal S., Gurses N.

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.23-25, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02724936.1998.11747921
  • Dergi Adı: Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23-25
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sixty-six patients with Salmonella typhi infections were evaluated in terms of cardiological events in the Department of Pediatrics of Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital for a period of 14 years. Cardiac involvement is described in three cases of typhoid fever during that time. One patient had myocarditis only but another two cases had myocarditis and pericarditis. In addition to antibiotic therapy, pericardiocentesis and pericardiectomy were used. We present three cases of myocarditis caused by Salmonella typhi infections.