The scale of myocardial involvement in varicella myocarditis.
Two patients with varicella myocarditis are described. An arrhythmia associated with complete recovery occurred in the first patient whereas intractable congestive heart failure complicated by hemiplegia resulted in a fatal outcome in the other case. We stress the extent of myocardial involvement produced by the herpes zoster virus in the setting of varicella.
Lorber
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Heart Institute, Carmel Hospital, Haifa.
Zonis
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Z
Maisuls
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E
Dembo
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L
Palant
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A
Iancu
T C
TC
D002302:Cardiac Output; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000503:physiopathology