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Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Illnesses • Lyme (Borrelia ... comparison #table #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Bacterial agents: Borrelia ... disease, Giant cell myocarditis ... Thyrotoxicosis #Myocarditis
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
Borrelia recurrentis ... BorreliaRecurrentis #Borrelia
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis ... Principles of Myocarditis ... Treat myocarditis ... - Lymphocytic Myocarditis ... - Giant Cell Myocarditis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Antlviral (lymphocytic myocarditis ... Immunosuppressants (chronic myocarditis ... eosinophilic) #Myocarditis
Causes of Myocarditis - Infectious and Non-Infectious Causes

#Myocarditis #Causes #NonInfectious #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis ... Non-Infectious Causes #Myocarditis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... Spirochaetal - Borrelia ... Immune-mediated myocarditis ... Toxic myocarditis
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram ... dysfunction from myocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #Myocarditis
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Cardiomyopathy - Myocarditis ... - Sarcoidosis, myocarditis ... : Sarcoidosis, myocarditis
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
tetani Spirochetes: Borrelia