Miocarditis fulminante y enfermedad diarreica aguda por Coxsackie virus B6
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Germán Málaga (0000-0002-7828-300X, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Oscar Gayoso (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Maria Lazo (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Nancy Torres (0000-0001-8591-7288, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-148 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1726-46342011000100023 |
| PMID | 21537784 |
| OpenAlex | W2078523477 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1726-46342011000100023 |
| Language | ES |
We present the case of a young woman who suffered cardiogenic due to by Coxsackie virus B6. The patient attended a private clinic with an acute gastroenteritis and after one hour of receiving hydratation,she developed hypotension and shock, severe hypoxemia and bilateral lung infiltrate. The patient entered the Intensive Care Unit, where she received hemodynamic support. Due to the clinical picture and cardiac enzymes increase, a cardiac failure was suspected and the echocardiographic findings suggested "myocarditis". The evolution was successful and Coxsackie B6 virus infection diagnosis was made during the follow up by increase of the levels of antibodies for virus Coxsackie B6
Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies · Medicine · Viral Infections and Immunology Research · Whipple's Disease and Interleukins · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |