This case report demonstrates the myogenic origin of giant cells in a newborn with giant-cell myocarditis and congenital HSV infection.
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Supports myogenic origin of giant cells in neonatal myocarditis; hypothesis-generating for HSV role and needs confirmation in larger series.
Giant-cell myocarditis is a rare inflammatory disorder characterized by degeneration and necrosis of myocardial fibers and presence of chronic inflammatory infiltrates associated with multinucleated giant cells forming a granulomatous inflammatory reaction. The etiology of giant-cell myocarditis is unknown. Many conditions have been reported as associated with this phenomenon such as fungi, virus, sarcoidosis, and hypersensitivity or autoimmune reactions. We are reporting a case of giant-cell myocarditis discovered in a newborn with congenital herpetic sepsis. The myogenic origin of the giant-cells of this case is supported by the positivity for desmin and myoglobin and negativity for muramidase and alpha-1-antichymotrypsin after immunoperoxidase procedure. The presence of Herpes simplex virus type II was confirmed by indirect immunoperoxidase reaction in most of the viscera including the heart, but is not considered a factor in the production of giant cells.
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