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H1N1 viral infection causes rapid, fatal fulminant myocarditis in a 19-year-old male.
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This case highlights that H1N1 infection can present primarily as fulminant myocarditis leading to rapid clinical deterioration and death.
Alerts clinicians to rapid fatal H1N1 myocarditis; leaves open questions on early detection and intervention.
A 19-year-old male was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of suspected acute pericarditis and acute coronary syndrome. The initial diagnostics at our clinic revealed fulminant myocarditis. Twenty-four hours after admission, the patient's condition deteriorated, and he required mechanical ventilation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Unfortunately, the patient died. Clinical course, postmortem pathohistological findings and virus serology indicated that an H1N1 viral caused fulminant myocarditis and was the primary manifestation.
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Davidović et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Fulminant myocarditis and H1N1 infection (n=1). H1N1 infection was evaluated on Clinical course and mortality. H1N1 viral infection caused fulminant myocarditis as a primary manifestation in a 19-year-old male, leading to rapid clinical deterioration and death.
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