Myocarditis in West Nile Virus infection.
West Nile virus (WNV) myocarditis has been documented pathologically in birds and mammals but has rarely been reported in human clinical syndromes. We describe myocarditis associated with WNV.
Pergam
Steven A
SA
Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. spergam@u.washington.edu
DeLong
Christine E
CE
Echevarria
Leonor
L
Scully
Gail
G
Goade
Diane E
DE
D000368:Aged; D000820:Animal Diseases; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000821:virology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*