Myocarditis
Myocarditis: Introduction
Myocarditis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the muscles of the heart.
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Causes of Myocarditis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Myocarditis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Myocarditis: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Myocarditis
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Myocarditis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Myocarditis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Myocarditis
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there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from...read more »
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and rapid heartbeat.
In rare...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
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Myocarditis: Related Rare Diseases
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Causes of Myocarditis listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Myocarditis as a symptom include:
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causes of Myocarditis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Myocarditis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Myocarditis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Myocarditis
Definitions of Myocarditis:
Myocarditis: Inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC). Manifestations range from subclinical to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN). Myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction is classified as inflammatory CARDIOMYOPATHY usually caused by INFECTION, autoimmune diseases, or responses to toxic substances. Myocarditis is also a common cause of DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY and other cardiomyopathies.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart.
- (Source - CRISP)
Myocarditis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Myocarditis, or a subtype of Myocarditis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
Detailed list of causes of Myocarditis
The list below shows some of the causes of Myocarditis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Myocarditis
How Common are these Causes of Myocarditis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Myocarditis.
Of the 85
causes of Myocarditis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 4
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 18
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 62
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 85
causes of Myocarditis
Conditions listing symptoms: Myocarditis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Myocarditis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
African Sleeping sickness
... myocarditisB
Black widow spider envenomation
... myocarditisC
Chagas disease
... myocarditisChurg-Strauss Syndrome
... myocarditisE
Enterovirus antenatal infection
... myocarditisJ
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
... myocarditisL
Lupus
... myocarditisR
Rheumatic fever
... myocarditisRocky Mountain spotted fever
... myocarditisS
Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... myocarditisT
Trypanosomiasis, east-African
... myocarditis
Conditions listing complications: Myocarditis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Myocarditis' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
B
Boutonneuse fever
... myocarditisBruch's disease
... myocarditisC
Chagas disease
... myocarditisConor's disease
... myocarditisD
Diphtheria
... MyocarditisE
Enteroviruses
... myocarditisEosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
... myocarditisEscharonodulaire
... myocarditisI
India tick typhus
... myocarditisIndian tick fever
... myocarditisIsraeli spotted fever
... myocarditisK
Kawasaki disease
... myocarditisKenya fever
... myocarditisKenya tick typhus
... myocarditisKenya tick-bite fever
... myocarditisL
Lupus
... myocarditisM
Marseilles fever
... myocarditisMeningococcal A
... MyocarditisMeningococcal C
... MyocarditisMeningococcal disease
... MyocarditisP
Psittacosis
... myocarditisR
Rat-bite fever
... myocarditisReiter’s syndrome
... myocarditisT
Trichinosis
... myocarditis
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Causes of Myocarditis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Myocarditis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Myocarditis:
Medical Conditions associated with Myocarditis:
Heart symptoms (2438 causes)
Symptoms related to Myocarditis:
Heart symptoms (2438 causes), Heart pain, Heart rhythm symptoms (1463 causes), Q fever, Bacterial infection, Toxoplasmosis, Viral infection, Certain medications, Scrub typhus, Autoimmune myocarditis
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