Severe transient cardiomyopathy associated with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

摘要

We describe a 42-year-old man with the rapid onset and resolution of a dilated cardiomy-opathy with evidence for myocarditis complicating community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Transient cardiomyopa-thy with myocarditis in the setting of a severe S. pneumoniae infection is a rare but important cardiovascular complication of pneumococcal infection.