Harefuah
-
Case Reports
[Familial spam (streptococcal pharyngitis associated myocarditis): is it a new entity or a coincidence?].
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the myocardium. It is potentially life-threatening, with a wide range of clinical presentations and most often it is caused by various viral, bacterial or fungal infections. ⋯ The family history of myocarditis after a streptococcal infection, affecting two brothers a year apart from each other, raises the possibility that there is a genetic component responsible for an individuaLs susceptibility to develop myocarditis.