Respiratory syncytial virus and complete heart block in a child.
The common respiratory syncytial virus has been associated with cardiac involvement, usually tachyarrhythmias and occasionally myocarditis. A child is described who probably developed a complete heart block following respiratory syncytial bronchiolitis. Such an association needs to be considered if the heart is structurally normal and there is no evidence of a congenital heart block in a setting of maternal anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies.
Menahem
Samuel
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Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Monash Heart, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia. samuel.menahem@southernhealth.org.au
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012008:Recurrence; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome