Cardiac involvement in postnatal rubella.
Two cases of rubella myocarditis are reported: a 6-year-old boy who developed a complete, distal to His, atrioventricular block, during the third day of illness; and a 12-year-old boy who developed myocarditis with congestive heart failure 20 days following rubella infection. Although permanent pacing was required in the first patient, six years later he showed a normal growth and maintained normal activity. The second patient has deteriorated markedly and 6 months after the initial illness he had severe heart failure. It should be noted that myocarditis with abnormalities of the conduction system or congestive heart failure may be a complication to postnatal rubella.
Thanopoulos
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Paediatric Cardiovascular Laboratory, Nikea General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Rokas
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Frimas
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Mantagos
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Beratis
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D002648:Child; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications*