Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and acute myopericarditis in an immunocompetent patient: First demonstrated case and discussion

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 627-629

  Roubille, François ^a   Gahide, Gérald ^a   Moore Morris, Tom ^b   Granier, Mathieu ^a   Davy, Jean Marc ^a   Vernhet, Hélène ^a   Piot, Christophe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE GÉNOMIQUE FONCTIONNELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; EBV; MRI; Myopericarditis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA GLOBULIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BISOPROLOL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; PERINDOPRIL; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MYOCARDITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 44849116660     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0691     Document Type: Article

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