Causes of Myocarditis

Cause

Examples

Autoimmune disorders

Giant cell arteritis

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Takayasu arteritis

Bacterial infections

Group A streptococcal infections

Lyme disease

Staphylococcal infections

Tuberculosis

Cardiotoxins

Alcohol

Cocaine

Medications

Clozapine

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (for example, atezolizumab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab)

Penicillins

Some diuretics

Fungal infections

Blastomycosis

Candidiasis

Coccidioidomycosis

Histoplasmosis

Idiopathic (the cause is unknown)

Inflammatory disorders

Inflammatory bowel disease

Sarcoidosis

Parasitic infections

Amebiasis

Chagas disease

Toxoplasmosis

Radiation therapy

Viral infections

Coxsackie B virus

HIV

Human herpes virus 6

Influenza virus

Parvovirus B19

SARS-CoV-2

Katika mada hizi