Open forum infectious diseases
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Open Forum Infect Dis · Jan 2018
Case ReportsGetting to the Heart of the Matter: A 20-Year-Old Man With Fever, Rash, and Chest Pain.
Infection with Helicobacter cinaedi can encompass a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including fever, rash, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis. The present case demonstrates the ability of H cinaedi to masquerade as acute rheumatic fever and represents the first reported case of cardiac tamponade caused by H cinaedi.