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Near‐Fatal Myocarditis Complicating Typhoid Fever in a Traveler Returning From Nepal

Michal Palombo, Reuma Margalit‐Yehuda, Eyal Leshem, Yechezkel Sidi, Eli Schwartz

Journal of Travel Medicine · 2013 · 10 citations · 6 references

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We report a 27-year-old traveler who returned from Nepal suffering from typhoid fever. His disease was complicated by life-threatening myocarditis and ventricular fibrillation, a rare manifestation in travelers.

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