Myocarditis in poliomyelitis and related viral infections.

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Editorial1 June 1951MYOCARDITIS IN POLIOMYELITIS AND RELATED VIRAL INFECTIONSP. W. C.P. W. C.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1502 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptClinical and epidemiological evidence indicates that poliomyelitis is a common, widespread infection which is usually restricted to the peripheral tissues and causes but little injury to the host. There is much indirect evidence that the gastrointestinal tract, including the pharyngeal mucosa, is both the portal of entry and primary locus of infection, and it is certainly the source from which the virus is disseminated. 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