Fulminant myocarditis associated with parvovirus B19 infection in a child

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-71

  Dina, Julia ^a   Vabret, Astrid ^a   Rambaud, Caroline ^b   Checoury, Alain ^c   Gouarin, Stephanie ^a   Petitjean, Joelle ^a   Freymuth, François ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Evreux Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Myocardial biopsy; Myocarditis; Parvovirus B19

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; FEMALE; FULMINANT MYOCARDITIS; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TOXICOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN;

EID: 42649086014     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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