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January 12, 1984Acta Medica Scandinavica

Fatal Mumps Myocarditis

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Population

1 38-year-old male with mumps myocarditis starting with orchitis

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

5 months

Authors

UBUlrik BaandrupAalborg University HospitalSMSvend Aage MortensenGoethe University Frankfurt

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Overview

Mumps myocarditis may rarely progress to fatal CHF; single case leaves open incidence and need for prospective data.

Structured PICO

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Population
1 38-year-old male with mumps myocarditis starting with orchitis
O
Outcome
Death from congestive heart failurehard clinical

This case report highlights the potential progression of mumps myocarditis to fatal congestive heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Baandrup et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a976d2bda663e44ef76e692https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1984.tb03813.x
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