Fatal myocarditis due to Clostridium novyi type B in a previously healthy woman: Case report and literature review

Marek Ma From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

J. Todd Boyd Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Hien T. Trinh Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Jeremy W. Coombs Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Gregory J. Fermann Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Abstract

Clostridium novyi is a Gram-positive anaerobe, which is commonly a pathogen of domestic and wild animals. Disease in humans typically presents as myonecrosis. C. novyi has not previously been reported as a cause of myocarditis. We report a fatal case with infection of the myocardium by C. novyi type B.

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