Letter to Editor: E. coli outbreak and myocarditis: a story in cardiology

Dear Editor, The present problem of E. coli outbreak in many countries in Europe draws attention of physicians and medical scientist around the world on this emerging infection. Routinely, the intestinal symptoms as severe diarrhea is the main presentation of this infection, however, there are also other presentations. The cardiac presentation might be a forgotten presentation of E. coli. The myocarditis is reported in severe fatal case of E. coli O157:H7 infection (1). The inflammatory cell infiltration in the myocardium is the common pathohistological finding (1).