Selected causes of myocarditis
| INFECTIOUS |
| Viral |
| Parvovirus B19 |
| Coxsackie B (enterovirus) |
| Adenovirus |
| Human herpesviruses |
| Cytomegalovirus |
| Epstein-Barr virus, |
| Human herpes virus 6 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus |
| Influenza A/B |
| Poliovirus |
| Hepatitis C |
| Bacterial |
| Borrelia |
| Rickettsia |
| Coxiella |
| Staphylococcus |
| Streptococcus |
| Corynebacterium diphtheria |
| Mycobacterium |
| Protozoal |
| Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Toxoplasma |
| Babesia |
| Parasitic |
| Trichinella spiralis |
| Taenia solium |
| Fungal |
| Aspergillus |
| Candida |
| Histoplasma |
| Mucormycosis |
| Sporothirix |
| IMMUNE-MEDIATED |
| Allergens |
| Tetanus toxoid |
| Vaccines (especially smallpox) |
| Serum sickness |
| Autoantigens |
| Infection-negative giant cell |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Sarcoidosis |
| Alloantigens |
| Heart transplant rejection |
| TOXIC |
| Drugs |
| Amphetamines |
| Cocaine |
| Lithium |
| Clozapine |
| Anthracyclines (doxorubicin) |
| Mesalamine |
| Sulfonamides (hypersensitivity) |
| Penicillins (hypersensitivity) |
| Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, nivolumab) |
| Heavy metals |
| Iron |
| Copper |
| Lead (rare) |
| Physical agents |
| Radiation |
| Hormones |
| Pheochromocytoma (epinephrine, norepinephrine) |
| Miscellaneous |
| Insect bites |
| Scorpion sting |
| Inhalants |
| Arsenic |
Based on information in references 3, 21, and 22.