Cytomegalovirus myocarditis.
A male patient, aged 31 years, with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) myocarditis is described, who showed a high IgM antibody titer for cytomegalovirus infection of 1:1,024 and a rise of the titer for complement-fixing antibody from 1:< 16 to 1:256. CMV could be isolated from the urine. Investigations for other etiological factors were negative, and we assumed a connection between the cytomegalovirus infection and the myocardial involvement.
D000328:Adult; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
D007075:Immunoglobulin M