Cardiac-Related Varicella Mortality in Childhood: A Literature Review With Clinical Experience
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Michael J. O’Grady • Edina Moylett
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Among unvaccinated populations, primary varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection results in a minor childhood illness for the majority of individuals. Mortality is rare, and fatalities associated with cardiac complications are exceptional. In a population where routine VZV vaccination is not practised, we report a death in a previously healthy child secondary to VZV myocarditis. A literature review of cardiac-related VZV mortality in childhood is included. This identified a further 13 cases where death was associated with or attributable to, direct involvement of the myocardium or conducting system with what is frequently considered a benign childhood illness.
Pediatr Cardiol DOI 10.1007/s00246-011-0076-8 Received: 29 May 2011 / Accepted: 19 July 2011
