Yersinia enterocolitica associated myopericarditis: case report and review of the literature.

We report a case of myopericarditis associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection in an otherwise well 50-year-old man. We discuss the clinical features, microbiology and treatment of this rare cause of myopericarditis.

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