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3 . 2013

A rare adult cases of Epstein-Barr virus infections. Clinical case I*. A rare case of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by Epstein-Barr

AbstractAlthough half of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases have unknown causes, theremaining causes of DCM are extensive. In some cases, DCM starts with myocarditis. Myocarditis is associated with a wide range of infections. The main mechanism seems to be immune-mediated damage to the myocardium, which leads to a global or local ventricular dysfunction and DCM. Epstein–Barr virus is a rare cause of myocarditis. Authors could locate only 15 cases (9 adults and 6 children) reported in the medical literature in English. Authors report an adult patient who presented with signs and symptoms of heart failure most likely secondary to myocarditis caused by Epstein–Barr virus infection.

Keywords:Epstain–Barr virus, dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, myocarditis, dyspnea, reactivation

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Aleksandr V. Gorelov
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head of Infection Diseases and Epidemiology Department of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.A. Semashko ofRussian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Childhood Diseases, Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director for Research, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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