Granulomatous Myocarditis Caused by Candida Spp Infection in a Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Rat

• Published in: Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Vol. 78; no. 2; p. 177
• Main Authors: Uno, Kinuko, Teoh, Soon Hui, Sekiguchi, Keita, Suzuki-Kemuriyama, Noriko, Ohta, Takeshi, Miyajima, Katsuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024
• Subjects: Animals; Candida; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Disease Models, Animal; Male; Myocarditis - etiology; Necrosis; Rats; Malignant Triton Tumor; peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Myocarditis refers to myocardial inflammation with necrosis caused by non-infectious of infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi, or drugs. Candida is known to cause myocarditis in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. Diabetes mellitus causes chronic hyperglycemia due to impaired secretion or...