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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;122(19-20):592-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00508-010-1456-4. Epub 2010 Sep 28.

Herpes simplex virus-induced cardiomyopathy successfully treated with acyclovir

Petr Kuchynka  1 , Tomas Palecek, Hana Hrbackova, Ivana Vitkova, Stanislav Simek, Eduard Nemecek, Viktor Aster, William E Louch, Michael Aschermann, Ales Linhart
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Herpes simplex virus-induced cardiomyopathy successfully treated with acyclovir

Petr Kuchynka et al. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMi) represents an acquired form of dilated cardiomyopathy. Viral infection is the most common cause of DCMi. In contrast with other cardiotropic viruses, herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a very rare finding in endomyocardial biopsies of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. We report a case of HSV-induced cardiomyopathy successfully treated with acyclovir.

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