Toxoplasma myocarditis: An atypical case in an immunocompetent patient
Myocarditis occurs with a variety of infectious agents including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasites. We present a rare case of myocarditis secondary to Toxoplasma gondii in a 23-year-old immunocompetent male presenting with acute chest pain. Workup revealed evidence of biventricular myocardit...
Main Authors: | Katherine Mustafa, Jonathan Hillyard, Elizabeth Nowak, Jacek Slowikowski, Ijeoma Okogbue, Dorothy Garner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002298 |
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