First Case of Acute Myocarditis Caused by Metapneumovirus in an Immunocompromised 14-year-old Girl

BACKGROUND: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a paramyxovirus, well known as a causative agent of respiratory tract infections. Non-respiratory manifestations, including cardiac impairments, remain rare. Only two cases of myocarditis caused by hMPV have been described in adults. CASE DESCRIPTION: We p...

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Autores principales: Makhlouf, Anissa, Peipoch, Lise, Duport, Pauline, Darrieux, Etienne, Reguerre, Yves, Ramful, Duksha, Alessandri, Jean-Luc, Levy, Yael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9237163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35836619
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24255
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a paramyxovirus, well known as a causative agent of respiratory tract infections. Non-respiratory manifestations, including cardiac impairments, remain rare. Only two cases of myocarditis caused by hMPV have been described in adults. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 14-year-old female suffering from Burkitt leukemia and diagnosed with severe myocarditis caused by hMPV, based on results from real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was successfully treated by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and intravenous immunoglobulins. She was discharged from pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) 3 weeks later. CONCLUSION: This is the first pediatric case of hMPV myocarditis requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Makhlouf A, Peipoch L, Duport P, Darrieux E, Reguerre Y, Ramful D, et al. First Case of Acute Myocarditis Caused by Metapneumovirus in an Immunocompromised 14-year-old Girl. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(6):745–747.

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