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ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa

Diphtheritic myocarditis: a case report, with toxinmediated complications and multi-organ involvement.

Kumari Naidoo, Mpumelelo Msimang, Mignon du Plessis, Datshana Prakesh Naidoo

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Article in Cardiovascular journal of Africa. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kumari NaidooDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Email: kumarinaidoo23@gmail.com.
Mpumelelo MsimangDepartment of Histopathology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban; National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mignon du PlessisNational Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Datshana Prakesh NaidooDepartment of Cardiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The re-emergence of diphtheria in South Africa in recent years warns of incomplete vaccination coverage. Recent outbreaks have been associated with a high mortality rate, due to late presentation, limited access to antitoxin and the occurrence of serious systemic complications. Death due to diphtheria is most commonly associated with diphtheritic myocarditis, which presents with heart failure, cardiogenic shock and conduction abnormalities. This case highlights the key clinical features and systemic complications, and examines the reasons for the return of diphtheria in our community.

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DiphtheriaHeart FailureMyocarditisElectrocardiographyHumansSouth Africadiphtheriaheart blockmyocarditis

Identifiers

PMID36063382
PMCPMC10512040
OpenAlexW4294669229

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