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[Myocarditis in childhood]
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This study introduces a scoring system for diagnosing Coxsackie myocarditis in children, identifying severe cases and confirming its progression to cardiomyopathy.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Virology
- Cardiovascular Pathology
Context:
- Virus myocarditis presents diagnostic challenges in children.
- Prolonged follow-up of 82 pediatric patients was conducted.
Purpose:
- To develop a diagnostic scoring system for Coxsackie myocarditis.
- To identify prognostic indicators and understand disease progression.
Summary:
- A scoring system was created to diagnose Coxsackie myocarditis.
- The system identified a subgroup with early cardiac decompensation and poor prognosis.
- Virus myocarditis was confirmed to progress to cardiomyopathy in some children.
Impact:
- Histological and echocardiographic evidence support the progression from myocarditis to cardiomyopathy.
- The findings aid in early identification and management of severe pediatric myocarditis.
Abstract:
In a group of 82 children followed up for prolonged periods the authors draw attention to some problems of virus myocarditis. They focused attention on the diagnosis of Coxsackie myocarditis for which they elaborated a scoring system. Based on this system they separated the prognostically most adverse group where cardiac decompensation was the dominant sign from the very beginning. They confirmed the theoretical assumption that in some children virus myocarditis develops into cardiomyopathy. This was proved in six children by histological examination and in 19 children by means of echocardiography.