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

• Autors principals: Radosław Jaworski (Autor), Katarzyna Pręgowska (Autor), Beata Kasztelewicz (Autor), Monika Kowalczyk-Domagała (Autor), Andrzej Kansy (Autor), Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys (Autor), Katarzyna Dzierżanowska-Fangrat (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Termedia Publishing House, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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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...