Young patient with hantavirus-induced myocarditis detected by comprehensive cardiac magnetic resonance assessment

Abstract Background We report a case of hantavirus-induced myocarditis in a young adult. Hantavirus showed a rapid increase of infections in the year 2017. Only scarce data is available about potential myocardial involvement in hantavirus infections. With ECG and echocardiography providing often inc...

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Main Authors: Patrick Krumm, Tanja Zitzelsberger, Meinrad Gawaz, Simon Greulich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3658-8