PubMed · 1990 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyInfectious DiseasesDiagnostic MicrobiologyInfectious Disease PathologyMedical MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsCardiac ArrhythmiasInfective EndocarditisPericardial DiseaseCardiac PathogenesisInfectious EndocarditisInfectious PericarditisLegionella InfectionLegionnaires' Disease
Myocarditis, pericarditis and endocarditis are rare manifestations of Legionella pneumophila infection. We describe a case of myocarditis complicated with a potentially fatal arrhythmia: "torsades de pointes".