Case Report: Myocarditis along with fulminant hepatic failure secondary to acute hepatitis E infection

Abstract excerpt

Myocarditis, defined as the inflammation of myocardial tissue has many causes which may be viral, metabolic or bacterial in origin. In this case, we report a patient aged 22 years who was admitted with presenting complains of loss of consciousness, generalized muscle rigidity and yellowish discoloration of the skin. During the course of his hospital stay, the patient developed signs of myocarditis and later died o...

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• Algorithms
• Antiviral Agents
• Cardiomyopathies
• Disease Models, Animal
• Incidence
• Myocarditis
• Phenotype
• Terminology as Topic

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c4df0568-de3b-545f-81e9-d3c806df5778

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10.12688/f1000research.17797.2