Myocarditis associated with bacterial enteritis has only rarely been described in literature.
The clinical manifestation of the disease is often oligosymptomatic, so the real incidence could
be underestimated. A case of myocarditis in a 31-year-old male patient having Salmonella
enteritidis infection is reported. The clinical course and problems concerning the diagnosis
are discussed. The possibility of myocardial infection should be considered in any patient with
cardiac complaints during gastrointestinal infection. (Cardiol J 2007; 14: 589-591