A photomicrograph revealing histopathologic changes in the myocardium in a case of typhoid fever.
Though not a very common sequela, S. typhi, the bacterium responsible for typhoid fever, can cause myocarditis. Note the leukocytic infiltrate present in the myocardium.
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