Key result
Mumps virus infection was identified as the cause of acute myocarditis in a cot death investigation, confirmed by viral isolation and immunofluorescence of the myocardium.
Case Report
Mumps virus can be a cause of acute myocarditis in cases of cot death.
Mumps myocarditis may contribute to cot death; extends viral etiologies but remains hypothesis-generating without confirmatory studies.
investigation of cot deaths.They showed pronounced focal infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells, particularly around small ducts.The submucosa of the larynx, trachea, and nasopharynx was also infiltrated with these cells, and there were scattered interstitial aggregates of lymphoid cells in the skeletal muscle.The cause of the acute myocarditis was established when mumps virus was isolated from the myocardium, and an impression smear of the myocardium tested by indirect immunofluorescence showed mumps virus antigen.On retesting, mumps virus was again isolated from the heart.No virus was isolated from a nasopharyngeal aspirate, the lungs, or faeces, and bacteriological and biochemical investigations showed no other abnormalities.0 0 j.::
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Leahey et al. (1980) conducted a case report in Cot death and acute myocarditis. Mumps virus infection was evaluated. Mumps virus infection was identified as the cause of acute myocarditis in a cot death investigation, confirmed by viral isolation and immunofluorescence of the myocardium.