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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Fatal influenza myocarditis with incessant ventricular tachycardia
  1. Nidhi Saraiya1,
  2. Supriya Singh2 and
  3. Marilou Corpuz3
  1. 1 Pharmacy, Montefiore Wakefield Campus, Bronx, New York, USA
  2. 2 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  3. 3 Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Wakefield Campus, Bronx, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Nidhi Saraiya, nidhi.saraiya{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Influenza myocarditis is an underappreciated and severe complication of influenza infection, estimated to be present in about 10% of all influenza cases. We present a case of a woman who precipitously died of fulminant influenza myocarditis and then review the historical data, literature and expert recommendations for suspecting and managing influenza myocarditis.

  • influenza
  • cardiovascular medicine

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228201

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors NS prepared the discussion and figure and drafted the manuscript for submission. SS prepared the case section. MC advised both writers on writing and content and edited all sections.

    • Funding This study was funded by Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University (839345).

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.