Abstract:Patient: Male, 31Final Diagnosis: MyopericarditisSymptoms: Abdominal pain • diarrheaMedication: —Clinical Procedure: —Specialty: CardiologyObjective:Unusual setting of medical careBackground:Myopericarditis is a condition involving inflammation of the pericardium and myocardium. It has been reported in conjunction with inflammatory bowel disease as well as infectious colitis caused by a cardiotropic organism. The etiology of myopericarditis includes a long list of infectious causes (especially viral), toxic ca… Show more
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