Superficial dental intervention induced myopericarditis: A Case Report

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A myopericarditis case following dental intervention has not yet been reported in the literature yet. We present the case of a 26-year-old man admitted with pleurotic type chest pain following superficial dental intervention. He was diagnosed with myopericarditis based on laboratory parameters and electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings. Other known causes of myopericarditis were excluded and dental intervention was concluded to be the probable cause of myopericarditis. Cardiac manifestations secondary to bacteremia are rare complications and most present as infective endocarditis. This case reports the first patient presented with myopericarditis following superficial dental intervention. All dental interventions can cause bacteremia; however, each case of bacteriemia does not result in cardiac complications. Bacterial invasion, toxins or immune responses to external stimulations act on pathogenesis of myopericarditis. In this regard, it is possible that bacteremia may lead to cardiac complications via immune mechanisms.

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