Myocardial involvement in rocky mountain spotted fever: A case report and review

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 332, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 208-210

  Doyle, Amy ^a   Bhalla, Karan S ^b   Jones III, James M ^c   Ennis, David M ^d,e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Cardiovascular Associates   (United States)

^d Baptist Health System   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Rickettsial infection; RMSF; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; RASH; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749824720     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200610000-00009     Document Type: Article

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