First report of sudden death due to myocarditis caused by adenovirus serotype 3.
Myocarditis is a rare cause of sudden death in childhood. We describe the sudden death of a child from viral myocarditis, which we demonstrate was likely caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil.
Treacy
Ann
A
Department of Histopathology, Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. anntreacy@mac.com
Carr
Michael J
MJ
Dunford
Linda
L
Palacios
Gustavo
G
Cannon
Gemma A
GA
O'Grady
Anthony
A
Moran
Julie
J
Hassan
Jaythoon
J
Loy
Aisling
A
Connell
Jeff
J
Devaney
Deirdre
D
Kelehan
Peter
P
Hall
William W
WW
D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000473:pathology
D004279:DNA, Viral