Myocarditis

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• Causes

  • Coxsackie virus
  • Lyme disease
  • Diphtheria
  • Trypanosoma cruzi
  • Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• Effects

  • Left bundle branch block
  • Supraventricular tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular block
  • Raised troponin
  • Acquired dilated cardiomyopathy

• Parents

  • Myocardial disease
  • Inflammatory disease
  • Childhood heart disease

• Children

  • Rheumatic myocarditis
  • Diphtheric myocarditis