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Fatal ehrlichial myocarditis in a healthy adolescent: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis032
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Ehrlichial myocarditis is an unusual finding in nonimmunosuppressed patients. A case of fatal ehrlichiosis with rapidly progressive myocarditis and multiorgan failure from Ehrlichia chaffeensis in a previously healthy adolescent is described. © 2012 The Author.

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Havens, N. S., Kinnear, B. R., & Mató, S. (2012, April 15). Fatal ehrlichial myocarditis in a healthy adolescent: A case report and review of the literature. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis032

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