Acute nonrheumatic streptococcal myocarditis resembling ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in a young patient.

We present the case of a 43-year-old man hospitalized with chest pain that was initially diagnosed as an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Further evaluation confirmed that his chief complaint was due to acute nonrheumatic streptococcal myocarditis.
PMID: 25829649 [PubMed]

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - April 1, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Aguirre JL, Jurado M, Porres-Aguilar M, Olivas-Chacon C, Porres-Muñoz M, Mukherjee D, Taveras J Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research