2009 pandemic H1N1-associated myocarditis in a previously healthy adult.
Influenza infection most commonly affects the upper and lower respiratory tracts, but can involve extrapulmonary sites, including the myocardium. We report on a case of myocarditis caused by documented 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in a previously healthy adult, and review the literature on influenza myocarditis.
Haessler
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Infectious Diseases Division, Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USA. Sarah.Haessler@bhs.org
Paez
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Rothberg
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Higgins
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D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult