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.
MeSH terms
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Adenoids / pathology
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Adenovirus Infections, Human / diagnosis*
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Adenovirus Infections, Human / virology
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Adenoviruses, Human / genetics
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Adenoviruses, Human / isolation & purification*
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Child
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DNA, Viral / chemistry
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Death, Sudden / etiology*
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Male
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Microscopy
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myocarditis / diagnosis*
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Myocarditis / virology
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Myocardium / pathology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / pathology
Associated data
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GENBANK/FJ744159
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GENBANK/GU123900