Successful clearance of human parainfluenza virus type 2 viraemia with intravenous ribavirin and immunoglobulin in a patient with acute myocarditis

Human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) infection as an aetiology of acute viral myocarditis is rare, with only few cases reported in the literature to date. Here we report a case of fulminant HPIV-2 myocarditis in a 47 year-old man with viraemia who was successfully treated with intravenous ribavirin and...

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Autores principales: Kalimuddin, Shirin, Sessions, October M., Hou, Yan’An, Ooi, Eng Eong, Sim, David, Cumaraswamy, Sivathasan, Tan, Teing Ee, Lai, Siang Hui, Low, Chian Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23137789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2012.10.005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23137789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2012.10.005

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