| Literature DB >> 31073450 |
Amanda D McCormick1, Nina Censoplano2, Kurt R Schumacher1.
Abstract
Influenza B is a common viral illness in childhood. We report a 5-year-old previously healthy girl admitted with facial edema that developed severe acute myocarditis from influenza B infection. As her clinical course progressed, she ultimately developed severe, acute heart failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for support.Entities:
Keywords: influenza; influenza B; myocarditis
Year: 2017 PMID: 31073450 PMCID: PMC6260309 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598207
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Intensive Care ISSN: 2146-4626