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Disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil caused an uncontrolled inflammatory response leading to fatal viral myocarditis in an 11-year-old boy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report provides the first evidence of human adenovirus type 3 (HAdV-3) causing fatal viral myocarditis in a child.
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Supports HAdV-3 as rare cause of fatal pediatric myocarditis; leaves open need for serotype surveillance and prospective studies.
Myocarditis is a rare cause of sudden death in childhood. We describe the sudden death of a child from viral myocarditis, which we demonstrate was likely caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil.
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Treacy et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Viral myocarditis (n=1). Adenovirus Serotype 3 infection was evaluated on Sudden death. Disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil caused an uncontrolled inflammatory response leading to fatal viral myocarditis in an 11-year-old boy.
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