title: Fatal Varicella Myocarditis in a Child with Down Syndrome-A Case Report.
abstract: A 12-year-old male child with Down syndrome, who had recovered from congenital heart disease, succumbed to severe varicella myocarditis. His clinical presentation at admission mimicked acute coronary syndrome. Analysis of this case throws insight into several aspects of varicella myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Nizwa Hospital, PC 611 Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman sawar.kiran@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kiran P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Sawardekar
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Down syndrome; acute coronary syndrome; cardiac biomarkers; myocarditis; varicella