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Clinical and virological impacts of human parvovirus B19 epidemics on fulminant myocarditis in childhood.
BMC pediatrics - 10 Jan 2026
Motomura Yoshitomo, Takemoto Ryuichi, Yamamura Kenichiro, Nagata Hazumu, Miyata Tatsuya, Yoshizato Rin, Kaku Noriyuki, Ihara Kenji, Imadome Ken-Ichi, Ohno Shinji, Ohga Shouichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of pediatric myocarditis and increased activity of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) have been reported worldwide following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the direct association between prevalent erythema infectiosum and fulminant myocarditis (FM) remains elusive because of the lack of surveillance data. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of pediatric FM during...
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