title: Fulminant myopericarditis in an immunocompetent adult due to pandemic 2009 (H1N1) influenza A virus infection.
abstract: Acute myopericarditis is a well-recognized but rare complication of numerous viral infections. Here we report a case of fulminant myopericarditis presenting with acute heart failure and a state of shock in a previously healthy young woman. H1N1 influenza A virus sequences were identified in throat and pericardial fluid, suggesting a viral source of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, North Iranian Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Sari, Iran. ali.r.maleki@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Davoudi
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Maleki
authors.forename: Amir Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Beykmohammadi
authors.forename: Atefe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tayebi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000821:virology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral