Table 2.

Infectious causes of myocarditis

Viral

Adenovirus, Arbovirus, Arenavirus, Coxsackie virus, Epstein–Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus, Echovirus, Encephalomyocarditis virus, Hepatitis B, Human Herpes virus 6, Human immunodeficiency virus-1, Influenza virus B, Mumps virus, Parvovirus B19, Poliomyelitis virus, Rabies, Respiratory syncytial virus, Rubella virus, Rubeola virus, Vaccinia virus, Varicella virus, Variola virus

Bacterial

Brucellosis, Clostridia, Diphtheria, Francisella, Gonococcus, Haemophilus, Legionella, Meningococcus, Mycobacterium, Mycoplasma, Pneumococcus, Psittacosis, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Tropheryma whippleii

Fungal

Actinomyces, Aspergillus, Blastomyces, Candida, Coccidioides, Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Nocardia, Sporothrix

Rickettsial

Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever, Scrub typhus, Typhus

Spirochetal

Borrelia, Leptospira, Syphilis

Helminthic

Cysticercus, Echinococcus, Schistosoma, Toxocara, Trichinella

Protozoal

Entamoeba, Leishmania, Trypanosoma, Toxoplasmosis