Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection

Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection

This is a case report of a six years old boy who presented with seizure to the emergency department and was admitted for further evaluation. The following day he developed fever and ventricular tachycardia requiring cardioversion. Echocardiography revealed myocarditis and viral PCR was positive for...

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Main Authors: Ruba Zuhri Yafi, Ruba Haji Ali, Arwa El Rifai, Mariam Arabi, Jamal Jawad Hoballah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618300083
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spelling doaj-f52b6a1fe5d24fc29a147357692fb61b2020-11-24T20:40:39ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662018-05-01323031Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infectionRuba Zuhri Yafi0Ruba Haji Ali1Arwa El Rifai2Mariam Arabi3Jamal Jawad Hoballah4Faculty of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, SyriaFaculty of Medicine, University of Damascus, Damascus, SyriaDepartment of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author.Department of Pediatric Cardiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author.This is a case report of a six years old boy who presented with seizure to the emergency department and was admitted for further evaluation. The following day he developed fever and ventricular tachycardia requiring cardioversion. Echocardiography revealed myocarditis and viral PCR was positive for PVB19. During his ICU stay he developed right lower extremity pallor and poikilothermia attributed to DVT and arterial thrombosis found on duplex. Despite IV heparin and therapeutic PTT levels, his lower extremity didn't improve and therefore he underwent thrombectomy. He was discharged six days postoperatively. At three month follow up, he was in good health. Keywords: Thrombosis, Myocarditis, PVB19http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618300083
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author Ruba Zuhri Yafi
Ruba Haji Ali
Arwa El Rifai
Mariam Arabi
Jamal Jawad Hoballah
spellingShingle Ruba Zuhri Yafi
Ruba Haji Ali
Arwa El Rifai
Mariam Arabi
Jamal Jawad Hoballah
Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
author_facet Ruba Zuhri Yafi
Ruba Haji Ali
Arwa El Rifai
Mariam Arabi
Jamal Jawad Hoballah
author_sort Ruba Zuhri Yafi
title Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
title_short Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
title_full Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
title_fullStr Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
title_full_unstemmed Lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to Human PVB19 infection
title_sort lower extremity thrombosis and myocarditis due to human pvb19 infection
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2018-05-01
description This is a case report of a six years old boy who presented with seizure to the emergency department and was admitted for further evaluation. The following day he developed fever and ventricular tachycardia requiring cardioversion. Echocardiography revealed myocarditis and viral PCR was positive for PVB19. During his ICU stay he developed right lower extremity pallor and poikilothermia attributed to DVT and arterial thrombosis found on duplex. Despite IV heparin and therapeutic PTT levels, his lower extremity didn't improve and therefore he underwent thrombectomy. He was discharged six days postoperatively. At three month follow up, he was in good health. Keywords: Thrombosis, Myocarditis, PVB19
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618300083
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