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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2017

23.11.2016 | Letter

Invasive meningococcal disease-induced myocarditis in critically ill adult patients: initial presentation and long-term outcome

verfasst von: Thomas Madelaine, Martin Cour, Julien Bohé, Bernard Floccard, Serge Duperret, Romain Hernu, Laurent Argaud

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Myocarditis lesions have been found in up to three-quarters of children and young adults dying from invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) with histopathological examinations identifying Neisseria meningitidis in the injured myocardium [1, 2]. These features strongly differ from the usual septic cardiomyopathy, in which neither myocardial necrosis nor the presence of bacteria in the heart are observed [3]. Because the clinical data on IMD-induced myocarditis remain scarce, we aimed to describe the initial presentation and long-term outcome of IMD-induced myocarditis in critically ill adult patients. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Invasive meningococcal disease-induced myocarditis in critically ill adult patients: initial presentation and long-term outcome
verfasst von
Thomas Madelaine
Martin Cour
Julien Bohé
Bernard Floccard
Serge Duperret
Romain Hernu
Laurent Argaud
Publikationsdatum
23.11.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4623-x

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