Fatal myocarditis associated with acute parvovirus B19 and human herpesvirus 6 coinfection

Authors
Rohayem, J Dinger, J Fischer, R Klingel, K Kandolf, R Rethwilm, A
Citation
J. Rohayem et al., Fatal myocarditis associated with acute parvovirus B19 and human herpesvirus 6 coinfection, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4585-4587
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4585 - 4587
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4585:FMAWAP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report on the case of a healthy young boy who developed a fulminant myoc arditis due to acute coinfection with erythrovirus (parvovirus B19) and hum an herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in the absence of an antiviral immune response. We suggest that the HHV-6-induced immunosuppression enhanced dissemination of parvovirus B19, which led to fatal myocarditis.