Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. There are various causes but it is usually caused by a virus.
Myocarditis - pediatric
Definition
Pediatric myocarditis is inflammation and weakness of the heart muscle in an infant or young child.
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Myocarditis - Symptoms
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What is Myocarditis?
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disorder of the myocardium (the heart muscle).
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium with a wide range of clinical presentation, from subtle to devastating. It is diagnosed by established histologic, immunologic, and immunochemical criteria.
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium). Myocarditis may affect both the heart's muscle cells and the heart's electrical system, leading to reduction in the heart's pumping function and to irregular heart rhythms.
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
See also: Pediatric myocarditis
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Myocarditis
An inflammation of muscle walls of the heart. Myocarditis comes from the Greek word "myo" meaning "muscle," the Greek word "kardia" meaning "heart," and the Greek word "itis" meaning "inflammation.
Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus. It can occur in people of all ages and is diagnosed more often in men than in women. Treatment depends on the underlying cause.
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Myocarditis
Treatment for myocarditis includes evaluation and treatment of the underlying cause of the inflammation. Treatment may require use of antibiotics, if a bacterial infection is the cause, and medications to relieve pain and inflammation.
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Myocarditis-Child
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Myocarditis in children
When children develop myocarditis, they may experience the following signs and symptoms:
High temperature
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Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Infections can damage the heart's cells. The normal immune system response is to attack the organism.
Myocarditis-Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium).
Myopathy-Any abnormal condition or disese of muscle tissue, characterized by muscle weakness and wasting.
Myositis-Inflammation of the muscle.
myocarditis: inflammation and irritation of the heart muscle
myocardium: the heart muscle
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Myocarditis is an inflammation of the hearts muscular wall, the myocardium. Although rare, it can be devastating. Myocarditis can occur with no symptoms and remain undiagnosed.
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Myocarditis or pericarditis if acute
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Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart). [Wordnet].
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Inflammation of the heart muscle itself, called myocarditis, can also cause chest pain, and it may mimic ischemic pain. Myocarditis is often caused by a viral infection.
Some cases are caused by bacterial or viral infections that inflame the heart muscle (myocarditis).
Pregnancy. Dilated cardiomyopathy sometimes occurs in women during the last three months of pregnancy, or within six months after delivery.
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infections of the heart muscle, such as myocarditis from a viral infection
alcohol dependence or cocaine abuse
certain chemotherapy medications used to treat cancer, such as doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide ...
Histologically, 4 had myocarditis and 1 had right-ventricular dysplasia. The other 3 patients had a cardiomyopathy with electron microscopic findings consistent with intracellular calcium overload, possibly due to reduced intracellular magnesium.
When the rheumatic infection includes the heart muscle (rheumatic myocarditis ), cardiac rhythm disturbances occur frequently.
Myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle. It is caused by a virus or an immune system problem.
Drinking too much alcohol, using certain illegal drugs such as cocaine, or taking certain medicines such as chemotherapy.
Infectious cardiomyopathy: HIV, Lyme disease, Chagas disease, viral myocarditis, and other infections have been linked to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Inflammation of the heart (myocarditis), tissues around the heart (pericarditis), the tissue that lines the chest cavity (pleurisy), or the tissues surrounding the intestines (peritonitis).
This may include a congenital heart defect, a previous heart attack, myocarditis, or dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. At times, ventricular tachycardia develops after a person has heart surgery.
Other complications of chickenpox include myocarditis, corneal lesions, nephritis, arthritis, bleeding diatheses, acute glomerulonephritis, and hepatitis.
Chickenpox, is more severe in the immunocompromised than in the normal individual.
Infection of the heart muscle ( myocarditis )
Shock
Electrical shock
Drowning
Dangerously low body temperature ( hypothermia )
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Other suggested causes are: various infections (mostly viral, which lead to an inflammation of the heart muscle, called myocarditis), toxins, and (rarely) heredity.
Yet another cause of syncope can be an inflammation of the heart muscle known as myocarditis. The heart muscle becomes weakened and is not able to pump as well as normal. The body again reacts to decreased blood flow to the brain by fainting.
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Fluid around the heart (pericarditis), endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart (myocarditis)
Fluid around the lungs (pleural effusions), damage to the lung tissue (interstitial lung disease) ...
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The acute phase of the disease can last 2 to 3 months and patients present with fever, headache, anorexia, conjunctivitis and myocarditis. Infants can develop meningitis and heart involvement.
In rare cases, glandular fever may lead to serious complications affecting other parts of the body, including inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis), inflammation of the sac around the heart (pericarditis), ...
Coxsackie B viruses also cause:
- infectious myocarditis
- infectious pericarditis
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Complications are rare but can include arthritis (inflammation of the joints), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and thrombocytopenia (a problem with platelets in the blood, ...
Left bundle branch block usually happens as a consequence of other diseases such as arteriosclerosis, rheumatic fever, congenital heart disease, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, metastatic heart tumors, ...
Newborns can be infected from their mothers during or shortly after birth and are more at risk for developing serious infection, including myocarditis, hepatitis, and meningoencephalitis (an inflammation of the brain and meninges).
In the acute stage, symptoms can include focal skin lesion, fever, anorexia, lymph node swelling, spleen and liver enlargement, myocarditis.
Systemic manifestations such as neurological changes or myocarditis are rare, except in children.
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Changes in blood pressure or myocarditis (heart inflammation)
Kidney failure
Low levels of white blood cells (infection-fighting cells)
Thinning hair
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Rarely, a person may develop an illness that affects the heart (myocarditis) or the brain (encephalitis) or causes paralysis. Enterovirus infections are suspected to play a role in the development of juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes).
The illness is usually harmless. In rare instances, however, complications might occur, such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) or retinitis (inflammation of the retina).
If this product is abused or if too much of it is absorbed into the body, it can cause serious heart problems, such as cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, or myocarditis, all of which can lead to death.
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An estimated 5-10% of people who get diphtheria will die from complications that arise from the condition, such as breathing difficulties, inflammation of the heart (myocarditis) or problems with the nervous system.
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- Chronic interstitial myocarditis, showing the muscle fibres in the heart wall being separated and becoming atrophied by a slow fibrous overgrowth of the connective tissue. (X 300 diam.) FIG. 3.
can interfere with how the kidneys function. Other complications include an inflammation of the chest cavity called pleuritis; pneumonia; stroke; memory problems; blood vessel inflammation; and an inflammation of the heart called myocarditis.
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