Myopericarditis due to Chlamydia psittaci. The Role of Autoimmunity
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 29 (1) , 93-94
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365549709008673
Abstract
Chlamydia psittaci may rarely involve the heart as the only manifestation of the infection. We report a case of myopericarditis caused by this agent, whose pathogenesis seemed to be autoimmune damage triggered by the infection.Keywords
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