Catalog

Rickettsial myocarditis

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Link to WHO Definition

Rickettsial myocarditis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/81235923

Rickettsial myocarditis (rickettsial inflammatory cardiomyopathy) is inflammation of the heart muscle generally in the presence of a dilated cardiomyopathy that results from exposure to external antigens originating from a rickettsial infection, such as Coxiella brunetti and Rickettsia typhi.