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A parvovirus B19 outbreak of acute myocarditis in preschool children resulted in severe morbidity, mortality, poor left ventricular ejection fraction, and universal need for inotropic ICU support.
Reports a severe regional outbreak of parvovirus B19 acute myocarditis in preschool children requiring intensive care.
Alerts clinicians to severe parvovirus B19 myocarditis in preschoolers; leaves open regional epidemiology and prevention strategies.
We recently came across an outbreak of parvovirus B19 related acute myocarditis in preschool children in a specific region in northern Greece. The children exhibited serious morbidity and mortality. All children had very poor left ventricular ejection fraction and required inotropic intensive care unit support.
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Rorris et al. (2025) studied this question. A parvovirus B19 outbreak of acute myocarditis in preschool children resulted in severe morbidity, mortality, poor left ventricular ejection fraction, and universal need for inotropic ICU support.
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