A misleading CMV myocarditis during the COVID-19 pandemic: case report

Sara Oualim; Amal Elouarradi; Sara Hafid; Abdelhamid Naitelhou; Mohamed Sabry

doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.167.23922

The Pan African Medical Journal (Jul 2020)

A misleading CMV myocarditis during the COVID-19 pandemic: case report

Sara Oualim,
Amal Elouarradi,
Sara Hafid,
Abdelhamid Naitelhou,
Mohamed Sabry

Affiliations

Sara Oualim: Department of cardiology, Cheick Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco
Amal Elouarradi: Department of cardiology, Cheick Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco
Sara Hafid: Department of cardiology, Cheick Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco
Abdelhamid Naitelhou: Department of internal medecine, Cheick Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco
Mohamed Sabry: Department of cardiology, Cheick Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.167.23922
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36, no. 167

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported as the possible cause of acute myocarditis. Myocarditis is an inflammatory heart disease mostly caused by viral infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) primary infection is often not suspected as a cause of myocarditis in immune-competent adults.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://panafrican-med-journal.com

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