Key result
Parvovirus B19 infection caused fatal myocarditis in a 41-year-old immunocompetent man, with the diagnosis confirmed by PCR on pre-mortem serum and post-mortem myocardial tissue.
Population
41-year-old African American immunocompetent man with fatal parvoviral myocarditis
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
7 days after admission
Authors
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Parvovirus B19 warrants consideration in fatal myocarditis; single case extends etiology spectrum but leaves open prevalence and management.
Case Report (n=1)
Parvovirus B19 should be considered as an etiology in fatal myocarditis, and the diagnosis can be confirmed post-mortem by molecular techniques like PCR.
Távora et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Parvoviral myocarditis (n=1). Parvovirus B19 infection was evaluated on Death from parvoviral myocarditis. Parvovirus B19 infection caused fatal myocarditis in a 41-year-old immunocompetent man, with the diagnosis confirmed by PCR on pre-mortem serum and post-mortem myocardial tissue.
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