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[Post-parotitis myocarditis: case report]

M L Silva1, T L Baião Filho, V R Fernandes

  • 1Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Florianópolis, SC.

Jornal De Pediatria
|September 1, 1996
PubMed

Insights

A rare case of mumps-related myocarditis led to a ventricular thrombus and arterial embolization in a child. This highlights uncommon complications of epidemic parotitis, emphasizing the need for vigilance in pediatric cardiac cases.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Pathology

Context:

  • Epidemic parotitis (mumps) is a common viral illness.
  • Myocarditis is a rare but known complication of mumps.
  • Congestive heart failure can occur secondary to myocarditis.

Purpose:

  • To report an extremely rare complication of mumps-induced myocarditis.
  • To describe the formation of a left ventricular thrombus during acute myocarditis.
  • To document subsequent arterial embolization from the ventricular thrombus.

Summary:

  • A 6-year-old girl with post-parotitis myocarditis and heart failure developed a left ventricular apical thrombus.
  • The thrombus embolized to the iliac and mesenteric arteries despite appropriate treatment.
  • This case highlights the unusual thrombotic complication of mumps myocarditis.

Impact:

  • This case underscores the potential for severe cardiovascular complications from mumps.
  • It emphasizes the importance of echocardiography in diagnosing ventricular thrombi in pediatric myocarditis.
  • The findings contribute to understanding rare thrombotic events in inflammatory cardiomyopathies.

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