Case Report

Salmonella enteritidis Infection Complicated by Acute Myocarditis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Diagnostic approach to myocarditis due to Salmonella spp. in published case reports.

Ref.Salmonella spp.Clinical
presentation
Biomarkers of cardiac injuryTroponin detectionECGEchocardiogramBiopsy

[2]Salmonella choleraesuisChest pain
Shortness of breath
Ventricular rupture
Not performedNot performedSinus tachycardia
Ventricular extrasystoles
Nonspecific flattening of T waves
Not performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[3]Salmonella typhimuriumChest painAST elevatedNot performedWidespread T-wave inversionNot performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[4]Salmonella typhimuriumSudden deathNot performedNot performedNot performedNot performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[5]Salmonella typhimuriumCardiogenic  shockCK and AST  elevatedNot performedDecreased R-amplitudes disturbances in repolarizationNot performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[6]Salmonella heidelbergCardiac arrestNot performedNot performedVentricular fibrillationNot performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[7]Salmonella typhiTachycardia, palpitationCK, AST, LDH, CK-MB elevatedNot performedQ wave,
ST segment depressions
Affected left ventricle
E. F
Not performed

[8]Salmonella virchowSudden infant deathNot performedNot performedNot performedNot performedPositive (necrotomic findings)

[9]Salmonella montevideoChest painCK, AST, LDH, CK-MB elevatedNot performedST segment
elevation, evolution to symmetrically inverted T
waves
NormalNot performed

[10]Salmonella heidelbergChest painCK, CK-MB elevatedTnI elevatedST segment elevationsNormalNot performed

[11]Salmonella typhimuriumChest painCK elevatedTnT elevatedST segment elevations,
ST segment depressions
Wall hypokinesisNot performed

[12]Salmonella enteritisChest painCK, CK-MB elevatedTnI elevatedST segment elevations, biphasic T wavesWall hypokinesis and affected left ventricle
E. F
Not performed

[13]Salmonella typhiChest painCK, CK-MB elevatedTnT elevatedST segment elevationsRegional wall motion abnormalityNot performed

[14]Salmonella typhiChest pain
Circulatory decompensation
CK, CK-MB elevatedTnT and TnI elevatedSinus tachycardia
Nonspecific ST,T changes
Wall hypokinesis Affected left ventricle
E. F
Not performed

[15]Salmonella enteritisChest  painCK, CK-MB elevatedTnT elevatedST segment elevationsWall hypokinesis Affected left ventricle
E. F Concentric hypertrophy
Not performed

Abbreviations are the same as in the text. Adapted from references [2, 15].