Reversible Atrioventricular Block and Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia in Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Fetal-Neonatal Myocarditis without Left Ventricular Dysfunction

AJP Rep. 2011 Sep;1(1):37-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1277102. Epub 2011 Apr 11.

Abstract

We present a case of fetal-neonatal acute myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B3 infection in a term neonate. The condition manifested as high-grade atrioventricular (A-V) block prenatally. After delivery, various arrhythmias such as high-grade A-V block, ventricular tachycardia, and junctional ectopic tachycardia appeared, and we had difficulty managing these arrhythmias. This is the first report describing a case of acute myocarditis due to coxsackievirus infection presenting with fetal A-V block. This case is also unique in that it is extremely rare that various arrhythmias occur serially in one patient without left ventricular dysfunction.

Keywords: Myocarditis; amiodarone hydrochloride; fetal atrioventricular block; junctional ectopic tachycardia.

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