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SUBMITTER: Teysseyre L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7866364 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Teysseyre Laura L Levy Yael Y Renou Amélie A Vidal Charles C Larghi Mathilde M Biland Guillaume G Ledieu Nicolas N Allou Nicolas N Jabot Julien J Allyn Jérôme J
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20201123 2
Dengue disease is found worldwide and has been spreading exponentially in the past decades. Severe forms affect about 2% of patients, sometimes leading to organ failure. Recent studies have shown that fulminant dengue myocarditis is more common than previously thought, and fatal cases have been reported. The treatment of fulminant dengue myocarditis remains supportive and is very challenging in cases of cardiogenic shock. Here, we describe four cases presenting with fulminant dengue myocarditis ...[more]