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doi: 10.1378/chest.72.4.535.
Infectious mononucleosis and fatal myocarditis
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- DOI: 10.1378/chest.72.4.535
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Infectious mononucleosis and fatal myocarditis
Chest.
1977 Oct.
Abstract
Mycocarditis is an uncommon manifestation and, very rarely, a lethal complication of infectious mononucleosis. A 14-year-old girl initially had exudative pharyngitis and splenomegaly and developed refractory ventricular fibrillation. The diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis was confirmed by both a strongly positive heterophil antibody test and a high titer of Epstein-Barr virus. Pathologic studies demonstrated extensive histiocytic and lypmhocytic infiltration of the myocardium.
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