Giant cell myocarditis triggered by a parvovirus B19 infection

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-116

  Dennert, R ^a   Schalla, S ^a   Suylen, R J van ^b   Eurlings, L ^a   Heymans, S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endomyocardial biopsy; Giant cell myocarditis; Parvovirus B19

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PARVOVIRUS; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN;

EID: 64149099129     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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