Key result
H1N1 influenza linked to fulminant viral myocarditis in 4 post-flood cases.
Why the study?
Fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 influenza is rare.
Case Report (n=4)
Highlights a rare presentation of fulminant viral myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 influenza.
Alerts clinicians to H1N1 myocarditis in post-flood settings; hypothesis-generating, warrants prospective surveillance.
The viral infection during influenza includes several complications like primary pneumonitis, ARDS, bacterial pneumonia, otitis media along with severe increase in the ongoing chronic conditions. Fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation of H1N1 is rare. We are reporting four cases that developed fulminant viral myocarditis caused by the H1N1 strain of influenza. These four cases were reported between October 2018 and November 2018, during the post-flood time in Kerala. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Thomas TP, Kumar S, Anand A, Kiran R, Sabu V, Gaffoor A. A Rare Presentation of Fulminant Viral Myocarditis Associated with H1N1: A Series of Four Cases. IJCCM 2019;23(11): 538-541.
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Thomas et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Fulminant viral myocarditis associated with H1N1 (n=4). H1N1 infection was evaluated on Development of fulminant viral myocarditis. Four cases developed fulminant viral myocarditis as a rare primary manifestation of the H1N1 strain of influenza during the post-flood period in Kerala.
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