Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin

We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman developing cardiogenic shock with cardiac tamponade due to an acute myo-pericarditis caused by Parvovirus B19 (PVB19), successfully treated with intravenous (iv) immunoglobulin administration.

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Main Authors: Luca Alberti, Marco Loffi, Gabriele Fragasso, Roberto Spoladore, Carlo Ballarotto, Alberto Margonato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/180871
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Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
title_full Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
title_fullStr Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
title_full_unstemmed Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
title_short Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin
title_sort acute heart failure caused by parvovirus b 19 myocarditis treated with human immunoglobulin
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/180871
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