Why the study?
Acute right ventricular myocarditis is rare, and while dengue-induced myocarditis occurs infrequently, it carries a high mortality risk.
Population
One 49-year-old Asian male with acute fulminant right ventricular myocarditis from severe dengue infection
Design
Case report
Authors
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Dengue myocarditis may rapidly progress to fatal shock; leaves open whether early intervention improves survival.
This case underscores the critical need for prompt diagnosis and aggressive management of clinically suspected acute fulminant right ventricular myocarditis due to dengue infection, as it can rapidly progress to cardiogenic shock and sudden cardiac death.
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