Cardiac arrhythmias as a manifestation of acquired heart disease in association with paediatric respiratory syncitial virus infection.
Respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) is a common cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infection in infants. An association between RSV bronchiolitis and cardiac arrhythmias has been described but is rare. A further case of an infant with supraventricular tachycardia in association with culture-positive respiratory syncitial virus bronchiolitis is reported. This case prompted a review of the two other cases of arrhythmia associated with RSV infection seen at this institution and a review of all other published cases.
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Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology*