ArticleCase reports in critical care2018
A Fatal Case of Influenza B Myocarditis with Cardiac Tamponade.
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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
- Cardiac tamponade due to influenza B infection in a young immunocompetent female: A case report and review of literature.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Fulminant myocarditis caused by influenza B virus in a male child: a case report and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Review
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- Postinfluenza Cardiac Tamponade: A Review of Published Case Reports.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Influenza Myopericarditis and Pericarditis: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Persistent viral infections and their role in heart disease.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundInfluenza B is generally regarded as a less severe counterpart to influenza A, typically causing mild upper respiratory symptoms. Myocardial involvement with influenza B is a rare complication, better described in children than adults. However, when it occurs, it can lead to profound myocarditis with progression to shock requiring aggressive supportive care. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of cardiac tamponade in the setting of influenza B infection in a previously healthy 57-year-old woman, with progression to refractory shock and death. Autopsy revealed myocardial necrosis with infiltration of CD3+ lymphocytes, and little evidence of viral pneumonia.
conclusionsMyocarditis is a rare complication of influenza B in adults, and subsequent pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology is a previously unreported event in an otherwise healthy adult without other medical comorbidities. While rare, this is a serious and potentially fatal complication that clinicians should be aware of when evaluating a patient with suspected viral illness who is exhibiting shock physiology.
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