Toxin-Mediated Myocarditis From a Brown Recluse Spider Bite

Authors :: Richard A. Sims
Kathryn A. Gayle
Daniel E. Clark
Hannah Fish-Trotter
Sean G. Hughes
Evan L. Brittain
Source :: JACC Case Reports
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2021.
Abstract: We describe a case of myocarditis associated with a brown recluse spider bite in a 31-year-old man. Cardiac magnetic resonance revealed late gadolinium enhancement in the lateral wall and inferior wall. There was also regional elevation of the myocardial T2 and extracellular volume indicative of myocardial edema. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)<br />Graphical abstract

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