| Literature DB >> 19940052 |
Ann Treacy1, Michael J Carr, Linda Dunford, Gustavo Palacios, Gemma A Cannon, Anthony O'Grady, Julie Moran, Jaythoon Hassan, Aisling Loy, Jeff Connell, Deirdre Devaney, Peter Kelehan, William W Hall.
Abstract
Myocarditis is a rare cause of sudden death in childhood. We describe the sudden death of a child from viral myocarditis, which we demonstrate was likely caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19940052 PMCID: PMC2815630 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00815-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948