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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov:238:321-323.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.06.035. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Recurrence of Acute Myocarditis Temporally Associated with Receipt of the mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine in a Male Adolescent

Prashant K Minocha  1 , Donna Better  2 , Rakesh K Singh  3 , Tasneem Hoque  2
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Case Reports

Recurrence of Acute Myocarditis Temporally Associated with Receipt of the mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine in a Male Adolescent

Prashant K Minocha et al. J Pediatr. 2021 Nov.
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Figure 1
cMRI horizontal long-axis view showing late gadolinium enhancement of the mid-lateral and apical regions (annotated by arrows) during the first episode of myocarditis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
cMRI horizontal long-axis view showing late gadolinium enhancement in the same distribution as that seen in Figure 1 (annotated by arrows), with interval increased late gadolinium enhancement during the second episode.
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