A Rare Complication of Brucella Infection: Myocarditis and Heart Failure

Cumali Efe; Tuba Can; Münevver Ince; Hasan Tunca; Fatih Yildiz; Engin Sennaroglu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2385

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A Rare Complication of Brucella Infection: Myocarditis and Heart Failure

Cumali Efe, Tuba Can, Münevver Ince, Hasan Tunca, Fatih Yildiz, Engin Sennaroglu

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Keywords: brucella, myocarditis, heart failure

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2009 Volume 48 Issue 19 Pages 1773-1774

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2385

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Abstract

Cardiac complications from brucellosis are unusual and usually manifest as endocarditis. The other possible complication is myocardial involvement. Brucella myocarditis and development of heart failure is a very rare complication of brucellosis. We present a patient with new onset heart failure due to brucella myocarditis treated with favorable antibiotic therapy.

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