Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin

Luca Alberti; Marco Loffi; Gabriele Fragasso; Roberto Spoladore; Carlo Ballarotto; Alberto Margonato

doi:10.1155/2012/180871

Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2012)

Acute Heart Failure Caused by Parvovirus B-19 Myocarditis Treated with Human Immunoglobulin

Luca Alberti,
Marco Loffi,
Gabriele Fragasso,
Roberto Spoladore,
Carlo Ballarotto,
Alberto Margonato

Affiliations

Luca Alberti: Heart Failure Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Marco Loffi: Coronary Care Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Gabriele Fragasso: Heart Failure Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Roberto Spoladore: Coronary Care Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Carlo Ballarotto: Coronary Care Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy
Alberto Margonato: Heart Failure Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/180871
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

Abstract

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We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman developing cardiogenic shock with cardiac tamponade due to an acute myo-pericarditis caused by Parvovirus B19 (PVB19), successfully treated with intravenous (iv) immunoglobulin administration.

Published in Case Reports in Cardiology

ISSN: 2090-6404 (Print); 2090-6412 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cric/

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