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Fatal mumps myocarditis.

S Ozkutlu¹, O Soylemezoglu, A S Calikoglu

¹Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Ankara, Turkey.

Japanese Heart Journal

|January 1, 1989

Summary

Mumps can cause severe complications like acute renal failure and myocarditis in children. This case highlights a fatal outcome due to cardiac rhythm and conduction disorders refractory to treatment.

Area of Science:

Pediatrics
Cardiology
Nephrology

Background:

Mumps virus (Paramyxoviridae) is a contagious viral illness.
While typically causing mild symptoms, mumps can lead to severe systemic complications.

Observation:

A 9-year-old boy presented with acute renal failure and myocarditis following mumps infection.
Cardiac rhythm and conduction abnormalities developed post-admission and were unresponsive to medical interventions.

Findings:

Necropsy revealed interstitial nephritis and myocarditis, confirming the clinical diagnoses.
The severe cardiac complications led to a fatal outcome in this pediatric case.

Implications:

This case underscores the potential for severe cardiac and renal sequelae of mumps in children.

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