Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Militar de Santiago, Av. Larraín 9100, La Reina, Santiago, Chile.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2012 May-Jun;16(3):294-6.
Myopericarditis is an infrequent complication of acute diarrheal illness due to Campylobacter jejuni, and it has been mainly reported in developed nations. The first case detected in Chile--an upper-middle income country--that is coincidental with the increasing importance of acute gastroenteritis associated to this pathogen, is described. Recognition of this agent in stools requires special laboratory techniques not widely available, and it was suspected when a young patient presented with acute diarrhea, fever, and chest pain combined with electrocardiogram (EKG) abnormalities and elevated myocardial enzymes. C. jejuni myopericarditis can easily be suspected but its detection requires dedicated laboratory techniques.
肌心包炎是由空肠弯曲菌引起的急性腹泻病的罕见并发症，主要在发达国家报道。描述了在智利发现的首例病例——一个中上收入国家，与这种病原体引起的急性胃肠炎的重要性日益增加有关。粪便中发现该病原体需要特殊的实验室技术，但尚未广泛应用，当年轻患者出现急性腹泻、发热和胸痛，同时伴有心电图（EKG）异常和心肌酶升高时，会怀疑该病原体。空肠弯曲菌肌心包炎很容易被怀疑，但需要专门的实验室技术来检测。
