Rubella-associated perimyocarditis--a case report.
Perimyocarditis represents an inflammation of both the myocardium and pericardium. Although several causative agents have been recognized, pericarditis or myocarditis associated with rubella is an unusual complication. In a 29-year-old woman, left ventricular function transiently deteriorated accompanied by ongoing cardiac inflammation a few days after illness. The titer of rubella virus increased from seronegative to more than 32-fold during the admission, and a rise in specific antirubella virus antibody was present. The patient was suspected of having perimyocarditis associated with the rubella infection. The authors also present clinical features of rubella-associated perimyocarditis and myocarditis in the literature.
Harada
Tomohiro
T
Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Ohtaki
Eiji
E
Tobaru
Tetsuya
T
Kitahara
Koichi
K
Sumiyoshi
Tetsuya
T
Hosoda
Saichi
S
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000302:isolation & purification