title: Detection of trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus in a fatal case of myocarditis in a seven-month-old girl.
abstract: Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSV) was identified in a seven-month-old girl with myocarditis. The number of TSV genomes detected was higher in the heart than in the other organs. The full-length TSV genome was cloned from the heart. This suggests a possible role of TSV infection in the pathogenesis of myocarditis in infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan ; Department of Pathology, Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Sohtaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mine
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekizuka
authors.affiliation: Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Harutaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katano
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000821:virology*; D011120:Polyomavirus; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus; myocarditis