Myocarditis
Myocarditis is a topic covered in the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics.
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General Principles
- Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium often but not always caused by an infectious agent.
- Causes of infectious myocarditis include viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, fungi, and parasites.
- Viruses are the most frequent etiologic organism and include enteroviruses (coxsackie B and echovirus), adenovirus, human herpesvirus 6, parvovirus B19, and many others.
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General Principles
- Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium often but not always caused by an infectious agent.
- Causes of infectious myocarditis include viruses, bacteria, rickettsia, fungi, and parasites.
- Viruses are the most frequent etiologic organism and include enteroviruses (coxsackie B and echovirus), adenovirus, human herpesvirus 6, parvovirus B19, and many others.
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Citation
Bhat, Pavat, et al., editors. "Myocarditis." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602295/5/Myocarditis.
Myocarditis. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602295/5/Myocarditis. Accessed February 6, 2023.
Myocarditis. (2016). In Bhat, P., Dretler, A., Gdowski, M., Ramgopal, R., & Williams, D. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (35th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602295/5/Myocarditis
Myocarditis [Internet]. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, Ramgopal RR, Williams DD, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2023 February 06]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602295/5/Myocarditis.
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