ArticleClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine2018
Fatal Influenza B Myocarditis in a 34-Year-Old Female.
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- Influenza-Associated Cardiac Manifestations: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Influenza-associated myocarditis: a case series and structured narrative review.Virology journal · 2026Review
- Fulminant myocarditis caused by influenza B virus in a male child: a case report and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Review
- Role for advanced heart failure therapies in the management of influenza B-associated fulminant myocarditis with recovery.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Advanced detection strategies for cardiotropic virus infection in a cohort study of heart failure patients.Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology · 2022Article
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Abstract
A 34-year-old female reported to the emergency department with a chief complaint of epigastric pain. Initial rapid screening was negative for both influenza A and B. The patient eventually developed myocarditis that led to pulseless ventricular tachycardia and death within 24 hours of admission. Viral smear was positive for influenza B postmortem despite the initial negative rapid screen. This case demonstrates the need for a new diagnostic criteria and treatment strategy for viral myocarditis due to influenza while concisely illustrating how the disease can progress in adults despite commonly presenting as a disease in adolescents.
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