A Fatal Case of Fulminant Myocarditis with Human Herpesvirus-6 Infection.
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japanese Society of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine
- Vol. 39 (8) , 632-636
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.39.632
Abstract
We report a case of fulminant myocarditis after steroid pulse therapy for acute hepatitis. Serological studies demonstrated a four-fold increase in the antibodies against human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) IgG, and a PCR showed the existence of HHV-6 virus DNA. HHV-6 virus DNA was also isolated from the liver and the heart. We believe that exacerbation of fulminant myocarditis was probably associated with the reactivation of HHV-6 due to the immunosuppressive state of the host.Keywords
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