Severe myocarditis of possible human herpesviruses and 7 etiology in an 8-year-old immunocompetent child

• Main Authors: Radosław Jaworski (Author), Katarzyna Pręgowska (Author), Beata Kasztelewicz (Author), Monika Kowalczyk-Domagała (Author), Andrzej Kansy (Author), Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys (Author), Katarzyna Dzierżanowska-Fangrat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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In this paper we present a case of an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy with acute myocarditis caused probably by concomitant human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) with human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) infection. The clinical manifestation included flu-like symptoms and fulminant heart failure, which required admissi...