Myocarditis in a Child with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Gulhan B., Kanik-Yuksek S., Cetin I. I., Ozkaya-Parlakay A., TEZER H.

VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, cilt.15, sa.9, ss.565-567, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1769
  • Dergi Adı: VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.565-567
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral, tick-borne disease that can be fatal, especially in the adult patient population. CCHF involves multiple organ systems. Pericardial effusion, cardiac hypokinesia, T-wave changes, bundle branch block, and myocardial involvement can be seen as a cardiac complication of CCHF. Several different viruses like Coxsackie A/B and adenovirus may cause myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, but myocardial involvement of CCHF in children was rarely reported. We report a 13-year-old boy patient with myocarditis during the course of CCHF who has completely resolved after convalescent period of the disease.