Myopericarditis associated with varicella zoster virus infection

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 703-706

  Kao, Kai Liang ^a   Yeh, Shu Jen ^a   Chen, Chia Chun ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Myopericarditis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TROPONIN I;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; COUGHING; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALAISE; MOUTH ULCER; MYOCARDITIS; NECK; PALATE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRURITUS; SCALP; SORE THROAT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE; THORAX; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING; CHICKENPOX; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 77955093072     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9637-5     Document Type: Article

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