A Unique Presentation of Bacterial Group G Streptococcus Myopericarditis

• Main Authors: Sacide S. Ozgur MD (Author), Nida Ansari DO (Author), Alan Alcantara MD (Author), Angela Pais Vidreiro BS (Author), Ryan Rahman (Author), Yezin Shamoon MD (Author), Sherif Elkattawy DO (Author), Rachel Abboud DO (Author), Rajkumar Doshi MD (Author), Fayez Shamoon MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Perimyocarditis and myopericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the pericardium and myocardium, often of idiopathic or infectious etiology, with viral infections being the most common. Nonrheumatic streptococcal myopericarditis (NSM) is a rare condition that can mimic acute myocardial infarction....