Acute myocarditis
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Etiology
Infectious myocarditis
- Viral, e.g., coxsackie (most common), HIV
- Rickettsial, e.g., scrub typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever
- Diphtheria
- Chagas' disease
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichinosis (Trichinella infection)
- Doxorubicin
- Emetine
- Catecholamines (e.g., pheochromocytoma)
- Phenothiazines
- Lithium
- Chloroquine
- Disopyramide
- Antimony-containing compounds
- Arsenicals
- Hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, penicillins, aminosalicylic acid
- Radiation
- Cocaine
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Etiology
Infectious myocarditis
- Viral, e.g., coxsackie (most common), HIV
- Rickettsial, e.g., scrub typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever
- Diphtheria
- Chagas' disease
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichinosis (Trichinella infection)
- Doxorubicin
- Emetine
- Catecholamines (e.g., pheochromocytoma)
- Phenothiazines
- Lithium
- Chloroquine
- Disopyramide
- Antimony-containing compounds
- Arsenicals
- Hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, penicillins, aminosalicylic acid
- Radiation
- Cocaine
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