Myocarditis caused by human parainfluenza virus in an immunocompetent child initially associated with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 May;49(5):2072-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02638-10. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

Abstract

The association between respiratory viruses and myocarditis has hardly ever been described. We report a case of acute myocarditis in an immunocompetent child associated with the presence of parainfluenza virus type 3 infection, in a context of recent influenza illness, confirmed by molecular and serological studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Myocarditis / virology
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Respirovirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respirovirus Infections / pathology
  • Respirovirus Infections / virology
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • RNA, Viral