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Dengue and chikungunya arbovirus infections were associated with myocarditis and cardiomyopathy in 10 patients who presented with varying clinical features and raised antibody levels.
Describes the clinical features of myocarditis and cardiomyopathy following dengue and chikungunya infections.
Supports considering arboviral testing in unexplained myocarditis from endemic areas; hypothesis-generating and requires larger studies before practice change.
The varying clinicalfeatures and sequelae in Io patients sufferingfrom myocarditis after dengue and chikungunya fever caused by arboviruses are described. These patients had significantly raised antibody levels in the serum and gave a recent history of 'dengue-like' fever.
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Obeyesekere et al. (1972) studied this question. Dengue and chikungunya arbovirus infections were associated with myocarditis and cardiomyopathy in 10 patients who presented with varying clinical features and raised antibody levels.
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