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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;31(4):418-21.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182425786.

Fatal parvovirus B19 myocarditis in children and possible dysimmune mechanism

Berengere Koehl  1 , Mehdi Oualha, Fabrice Lesage, Caroline Rambaud, Danielle Canioni, Philippe Hubert, Marianne Leruez-Ville
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Fatal parvovirus B19 myocarditis in children and possible dysimmune mechanism

Berengere Koehl et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of previously healthy children, who developed, after a common parvovirus B19 infection, a sudden inflammatory response, involving predominantly T cell, directed against myocardium and leading to fatal outcome. These cases and several published case reports further our understanding of fulminating parvovirus myocarditis in children.

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