First report of sudden death due to myocarditis caused by adenovirus serotype 3.

ABSTRACT: Myocarditis is a rare cause of sudden death in childhood. We describe the sudden death of a child from viral myocarditis, which we demonstrate was likely caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil.

SUBMITTER: Treacy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2815630 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature