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Myocarditis due to infectious agent

MedGen UID:
152671
•Concept ID:
C0729608
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Infective myocarditis
SNOMED CT: Infective myocarditis (22653005); Myocarditis due to infectious agent (22653005)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management of Chagas Heart Disease.
Malik LH, Singh GD, Amsterdam EA
Clin Cardiol 2015 Sep;38(9):565-9. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1002/clc.22421. PMID: 25993972Free PMC Article
The management of myocarditis.
Schultheiss HP, Kühl U, Cooper LT
Eur Heart J 2011 Nov;32(21):2616-25. Epub 2011 Jun 23 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr165. PMID: 21705357
Viral myocarditis: diagnosis, aetiology and management.
Kühl U, Schultheiss HP
Drugs 2009 Jul 9;69(10):1287-302. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969100-00001. PMID: 19583449

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS)/Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS): Clinical Features and Pathogenesis.
Hama N, Abe R, Gibson A, Phillips EJ
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 May;10(5):1155-1167.e5. Epub 2022 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.02.004. PMID: 35176506Free PMC Article
Myocarditis: somethings old and something new.
Razzano D, Fallon JT
Cardiovasc Pathol 2020 Jan-Feb;44:107155. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.107155. PMID: 31760237
Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis: Diagnostic Challenges.
Chun C, Kingsbury DJ
Perm J 2019;23 Epub 2019 Oct 18 doi: 10.7812/TPP/18.304. PMID: 31926573Free PMC Article
Diphtheria.
Sharma NC, Efstratiou A, Mokrousov I, Mutreja A, Das B, Ramamurthy T
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Dec 5;5(1):81. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0131-y. PMID: 31804499
Fungal myocarditis.
Nosanchuk JD
Front Biosci 2002 Jun 1;7:d1423-38. doi: 10.2741/A850. PMID: 12045009

Diagnosis

Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS)/Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS): Clinical Features and Pathogenesis.
Hama N, Abe R, Gibson A, Phillips EJ
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 May;10(5):1155-1167.e5. Epub 2022 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.02.004. PMID: 35176506Free PMC Article
Diphtheria.
Sharma NC, Efstratiou A, Mokrousov I, Mutreja A, Das B, Ramamurthy T
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Dec 5;5(1):81. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0131-y. PMID: 31804499
Viral myocarditis.
Rose NR
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2016 Jul;28(4):383-9. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000303. PMID: 27166925Free PMC Article
Lyme carditis.
Robinson ML, Kobayashi T, Higgins Y, Calkins H, Melia MT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015 Jun;29(2):255-68. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.003. PMID: 25999222
Fulminant myocarditis.
Ginsberg F, Parrillo JE
Crit Care Clin 2013 Jul;29(3):465-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.03.004. PMID: 23830649

Therapy

Diphtheria.
Sharma NC, Efstratiou A, Mokrousov I, Mutreja A, Das B, Ramamurthy T
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019 Dec 5;5(1):81. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0131-y. PMID: 31804499
Viral myocarditis.
Rose NR
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2016 Jul;28(4):383-9. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000303. PMID: 27166925Free PMC Article
Lyme carditis.
Robinson ML, Kobayashi T, Higgins Y, Calkins H, Melia MT
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015 Jun;29(2):255-68. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.003. PMID: 25999222
Viral myocarditis.
Kühl U, Schultheiss HP
Swiss Med Wkly 2014;144:w14010. Epub 2014 Oct 2 doi: 10.4414/smw.2014.14010. PMID: 25275335
Fulminant myocarditis.
Ginsberg F, Parrillo JE
Crit Care Clin 2013 Jul;29(3):465-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.03.004. PMID: 23830649

Prognosis

Myocarditis: somethings old and something new.
Razzano D, Fallon JT
Cardiovasc Pathol 2020 Jan-Feb;44:107155. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.107155. PMID: 31760237
Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis: Diagnostic Challenges.
Chun C, Kingsbury DJ
Perm J 2019;23 Epub 2019 Oct 18 doi: 10.7812/TPP/18.304. PMID: 31926573Free PMC Article
Viral myocarditis.
Kühl U, Schultheiss HP
Swiss Med Wkly 2014;144:w14010. Epub 2014 Oct 2 doi: 10.4414/smw.2014.14010. PMID: 25275335
Fulminant myocarditis.
Ginsberg F, Parrillo JE
Crit Care Clin 2013 Jul;29(3):465-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.03.004. PMID: 23830649
Myocarditis in children.
Kühl U, Schultheiss HP
Heart Fail Clin 2010 Oct;6(4):483-96, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2010.05.009. PMID: 20869648

Clinical prediction guides

Hybrid PET/MRI in Infection and Inflammation: An Update About the Latest Available Literature Evidence.
Kirienko M, Erba PA, Chiti A, Sollini M
Semin Nucl Med 2023 Jan;53(1):107-124. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2022.10.005. PMID: 36369091
Myocarditis: somethings old and something new.
Razzano D, Fallon JT
Cardiovasc Pathol 2020 Jan-Feb;44:107155. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.107155. PMID: 31760237
The Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management of Chagas Heart Disease.
Malik LH, Singh GD, Amsterdam EA
Clin Cardiol 2015 Sep;38(9):565-9. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1002/clc.22421. PMID: 25993972Free PMC Article
Clinical implications of anti-heart autoantibodies in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Caforio AL, Tona F, Bottaro S, Vinci A, Dequal G, Daliento L, Thiene G, Iliceto S
Autoimmunity 2008 Feb;41(1):35-45. doi: 10.1080/08916930701619235. PMID: 18176863
Acute heart failure due to fulminant and giant cell myocarditis.
Cooper LT Jr
Herz 2006 Nov;31(8):767-70. doi: 10.1007/s00059-006-2917-4. PMID: 17149678

Recent systematic reviews

Whipple's disease-associated infective endocarditis: a systematic review.
Ioannou P, Kourtidis M, Mytilinis DO, Psyllaki A, Baliou S, Kofteridis D
Infect Dis (Lond) 2023 Jul;55(7):447-457. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2214610. PMID: 37198913
Incidence and Distinct Features of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Myositis From Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis: A Single-Center Experience With Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.
Hamada N, Maeda A, Takase-Minegishi K, Kirino Y, Sugiyama Y, Namkoong H, Horita N, Yoshimi R, Nakajima H; YCU irAE Working Group
Front Immunol 2021;12:803410. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.803410. PMID: 34938300Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the infectious complications of colchicine and the use of colchicine to treat infections.
McEwan T, Robinson PC
Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021 Feb;51(1):101-112. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.11.007. PMID: 33360321Free PMC Article
Efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy in myocarditis: A 30-year systematic review and meta analysis.
Cheng CY, Cheng GY, Shan ZG, Baritussio A, Lorenzoni G, Tyminska A, Ozieranski K, Iliceto S, Marcolongo R, Gregori D, Caforio ALP
Autoimmun Rev 2021 Jan;20(1):102710. Epub 2020 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102710. PMID: 33197576
A Comprehensive Update on Kawasaki Disease Vasculitis and Myocarditis.
Soni PR, Noval Rivas M, Arditi M
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 Feb 5;22(2):6. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-0882-1. PMID: 32020498

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