Fatal Myocarditis Associated with Acute Parvovirus B19 and Human Herpesvirus 6 Coinfection

AUTOR(ES)

Rohayem, Jacques

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

We report on the case of a healthy young boy who developed a fulminant myocarditis due to acute coinfection with erythrovirus (parvovirus B19) and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in the absence of an antiviral immune response. We suggest that the HHV-6-induced immunosuppression enhanced dissemination of parvovirus B19, which led to fatal myocarditis.

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