Yersinia enterocolitica associated myopericarditis: case report and review of the literature

Hayley Nehoff; Edward Henley; Rebecca Hamblin; Heather Isenman; Ian Crozier

Yersinia enterocolitica associated myopericarditis: case report and review of the literature

N Z Med J. 2022 Feb 4;135(1549):113-116.

Authors

Hayley Nehoff¹, Edward Henley², Rebecca Hamblin³, Heather Isenman⁴, Ian Crozier⁵

Affiliations

¹ 6th year medical student, University of Otago, Christchurch.
² House officer, Department of Cardiology, Christchurch.
³ Registrar, Department of infectious diseases, Christchurch.
⁴ Consultant, Department of infectious diseases, Christchurch.
⁵ Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Christchurch.

PMID: 35728146

Abstract

We report a case of myopericarditis associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection in an otherwise well 50-year-old man. We discuss the clinical features, microbiology and treatment of this rare cause of myopericarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New Zealand
Yersinia Infections* / complications
Yersinia Infections* / diagnosis
Yersinia Infections* / drug therapy
Yersinia enterocolitica*