Severe myocarditis of possible human herpesviruses and 7 etiology in an 8-year-old immunocompetent child

Severe myocarditis of possible human herpesviruses and 7 etiology in an 8-year-old immunocompetent child

In this paper we present a case of an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy with acute myocarditis caused probably by concomitant human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) with human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection. The clinical manifestation included flu-like symptoms and fulminant heart failure, which required admissi...

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Main Authors: Radosław Jaworski, Katarzyna Pręgowska, Beata Kasztelewicz, Monika Kowalczyk-Domagała, Andrzej Kansy, Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys, Katarzyna Dzierżanowska-Fangrat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2021-09-01
Series:Pediatria Polska
Subjects:
hhv-6
hhv-7
children
myocarditis
congestive heart failure.
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Severe-myocarditis-of-possible-human-herpesviruses-and-7-etiology-in-an-8-year-old-immunocompetent-child,127,45233,1,1.html

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