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Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 May 29;2(3):219-222. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.3.37718. eCollection 2018 Aug.
[h=1]Fatal Influenza B Myocarditis in a 34-Year-Old Female.[/h] Dickey T[SUP]1[/SUP], Schweir M[SUP]1[/SUP], Hysell M[SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] A 34-year-old female reported to the emergency department with a chief complaint of epigastric pain. Initial rapid screening was negative for both influenza A and B. The patient eventually developed myocarditis that led to pulseless ventricular tachycardia and death within 24 hours of admission. Viral smear was positive for influenza B postmortem despite the initial negative rapid screen. This case demonstrates the need for a new diagnostic criteria and treatment strategy for viral myocarditis due to influenza while concisely illustrating how the disease can progress in adults despite commonly presenting as a disease in adolescents.
PMID: 30083637 PMCID: PMC6075482 DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.3.37718
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[h=1]Fatal Influenza B Myocarditis in a 34-Year-Old Female.[/h] Dickey T[SUP]1[/SUP], Schweir M[SUP]1[/SUP], Hysell M[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] A 34-year-old female reported to the emergency department with a chief complaint of epigastric pain. Initial rapid screening was negative for both influenza A and B. The patient eventually developed myocarditis that led to pulseless ventricular tachycardia and death within 24 hours of admission. Viral smear was positive for influenza B postmortem despite the initial negative rapid screen. This case demonstrates the need for a new diagnostic criteria and treatment strategy for viral myocarditis due to influenza while concisely illustrating how the disease can progress in adults despite commonly presenting as a disease in adolescents.
PMID: 30083637 PMCID: PMC6075482 DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.3.37718
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