Severe myocarditis due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral infection in a young woman successfully treated with intravenous zanamivir: A case report

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Clin Case Rep. 2019 Oct 21;7(12):2336-2340. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2499. eCollection 2019 Dec. [h=1]Severe myocarditis due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral infection in a young woman successfully treated with intravenous zanamivir: A case report.[/h]
Mazzitelli M[SUP]1[/SUP], Garofalo E[SUP]2[/SUP], Bruni A[SUP]2[/SUP], Barreca GS[SUP]3[/SUP], Quirino A[SUP]3[/SUP], Giancotti A[SUP]3[/SUP], Serapide F[SUP]1[/SUP], Indolfi C[SUP]4[/SUP], Matera G[SUP]3[/SUP], Navalesi P[SUP]2[/SUP], Trecarichi EM[SUP]1[/SUP], Torti C[SUP]1[/SUP], Longhini F[SUP]2[/SUP]; IMAGES (Integrated MAnaGEment of Sepsis) Group.
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[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit "Magna Graecia" University Catanzaro Italy. 2 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Unit of Intensive Care, "Magna Graecia" University Catanzaro Italy. 3 Department of Health Sciences Unit of Clinical Microbiology "Magna Graecia" University Catanzaro Italy. 4 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Division of cardiology "Magna Graecia" University Catanzaro Italy.

[h=3]Abstract[/h] In patients with influenza-related myocarditis, prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. Intravenous zanamivir can be an alternative to oral oseltamivir, especially in severe cases and when drug intestinal malabsorption is suspected or proven.
? 2019 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus; intravenous zanamivir; myocarditis

PMID: 31893053 PMCID: PMC6935647 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2499
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