Acute non-rheumatic myocarditis following group G streptococcal pharyngitis: a rare mimic of acute myocardial ischemia in a young adult

Background: Acute myocarditis is a rare but serious inflammatory condition of the myocardium, often triggered by infections or rheumatic heart disease. While group A Streptococcus is commonly associated with bacterial myocarditis, group G Streptococcus is rarely implicated. This case highlights a ra...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth R. Rimsky, Kaiyu Jia, Aysan Sattarzadeh, Jeffrey Loeffler, Yisroel Grabie, Jonathan Spagnola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2025-04-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/5354
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