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Varicella myocarditis in a 12-year-old child with Down syndrome presented with clinical features mimicking acute coronary syndrome and resulted in a fatal outcome.
Highlights a fatal case of varicella myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome in a child with Down syndrome.
Fatal varicella myocarditis mimicking ACS may occur in children with Down syndrome; case reports leave open optimal recognition strategies.
A 12-year-old male child with Down syndrome, who had recovered from congenital heart disease, succumbed to severe varicella myocarditis. His clinical presentation at admission mimicked acute coronary syndrome. Analysis of this case throws insight into several aspects of varicella myocarditis.
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Kiran P. Sawardekar (2016) studied this question. Varicella myocarditis in a 12-year-old child with Down syndrome presented with clinical features mimicking acute coronary syndrome and resulted in a fatal outcome.
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