Myocarditis after smallpox vaccination: A case report

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 145-146

  Saurina, G ^a   Shirazi, Syed ^a   Lane, J Michael ^b,c   Daniel, Brenda ^a   DiEugenia, Laura ^a  

^a South Georgia Medical Center   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME; IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; SMALLPOX; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION REACTION; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MYOCARDITIS; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0038573494     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377178     Document Type: Article

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