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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;23(3):275-6.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000115950.63906.78.

Fatal coxsackievirus A16 infection

Chung-Yi Wang  1 , Frank Li Lu, Mei-Hwan Wu, Chin-Yun Lee, Li-Min Huang
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Case Reports

Fatal coxsackievirus A16 infection

Chung-Yi Wang et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

A 15-month-old boy presenting with hand, foot and mouth disease died of myocarditis and intractable shock caused by coxsackievirus A16 infection. It is apparent that coxsackievirus A16 infection is not always a benign infection.

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