A Rare Presentation of Fulminant Viral Myocarditis Associated with H1N1: A Series of Four Cases

The viral infection during influenza includes several complications like primary pneumonitis, ARDS, bacterial pneumonia, otitis media along with severe increase in the ongoing chronic conditions. Fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 is rare. We are reporting four cases that devel...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Teju P, Kumar, Sudhaya, Anand, Ashok, Kiran, Rajagopal, Sabu, Vincy, Gaffoor, Abdul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6900885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911749
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23288
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Sumario:The viral infection during influenza includes several complications like primary pneumonitis, ARDS, bacterial pneumonia, otitis media along with severe increase in the ongoing chronic conditions. Fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 is rare. We are reporting four cases that developed fulminant viral myocarditis caused by the H1N1 strain of influenza. These four cases were reported between October 2018 and November 2018, during the post-flood time in Kerala. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Thomas TP, Kumar S, Anand A, Kiran R, Sabu V, Gaffoor A. A Rare Presentation of Fulminant Viral Myocarditis Associated with H1N1: A Series of Four Cases. IJCCM 2019;23(11): 538–541.

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