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Fulminant parvovirus B19-associated pancarditis with haemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis in an immunocompetent adult.
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APMIS . Oct2009, Vol. 117 Issue 10, p773-777. 5p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Myocarditis is a common cardiac disease that is identified on routine postmortem examinations. Initially, coxsackie viruses, other enteroviruses and adenoviruses were thought to be more common causes of myocarditis; however, recently, parvovirus B19 (PVB19) as well as human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) have entered the arena. We describe autopsy findings of a patient who had a lethal myocarditis with haemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis in a course of systemic PVB19 infection. The present case illustrates the unusually severe and rapid course of PVB19 myocarditis with associated haemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis leading to death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09034641
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- APMIS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 44280455
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02528.x