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Case Reports
. 2025 Jan 1;44(1):e4-e6.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004516. Epub 2024 Aug 7.

Fatal Neonatal Influenza A Myocarditis

Elisabeth Ralser  1 , Christina Edwards  2 , Michaela Höck  1 , Susanne Sprung  3 , Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer  1 , Elke Griesmaier  1
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Case Reports

Fatal Neonatal Influenza A Myocarditis

Elisabeth Ralser et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

A term baby underwent unexpected, fatal resuscitation in the delivery room. The mother suffered from a common cold during her last trimester of pregnancy. All other examinations throughout gestation were normal. Despite immediate, extended and effective resuscitation, heart rate did not exceed 15-20 beats/minute. In the autopsy, fetal myocarditis due to influenza A infection was detected.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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