Carditis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
S. C. Chen, C. C. Tsai and S. Nouri
A 16-year-old boy with acute perimyocarditis had serological evidence of
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. The endomyocardial biopsy specimen showed
grade 2 active lymphocytic myocarditis. A T-cell study suggested a
cell-mediated immune process in the pathogenesis of carditis. Mycoplasma
pneumoniae needs to be considered as a possible cause of acute carditis,
and histological findings may influence management.
