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A 19-year-old man with acute myocarditis caused by Epstein-Barr virus fully recovered with normal MRI and ECG findings at 6-month follow-up after treatment with NSAIDs, beta-blockers, and ACE inhibitors.
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This case report highlights that Epstein-Barr virus can rarely cause acute myocarditis in otherwise healthy individuals, presenting with symptoms mimicking acute myocardial infarction.
Recovery after medical therapy in EBV myocarditis is possible; leaves open optimal management and prognosis in larger cohorts.
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium caused by a broad range of insults (e. g., infectious, autoimmune, toxic, drug-induced, hypersensitive and vasculitic) The spectrum of consequences of an acute myocarditis is quite wide; ranging from sudden death, Dilated Cardio Myopathy (DCMI), conductive disturbances and chronic heart failure Viral infection is the most prevalent aetiology, caused by usually enteroviruses, adenovirus, parvovirus B19, human herpes virus 6, cytomegalovirus Although 90% of adult population are infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), this virus rarely causes acute myocarditis
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Sárvári et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Acute myocarditis (n=1). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection was evaluated on Clinical and radiological recovery. A 19-year-old man with acute myocarditis caused by Epstein-Barr virus fully recovered with normal MRI and ECG findings at 6-month follow-up after treatment with NSAIDs, beta-blockers, and ACE inhibitors.
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