Influenza infection presenting with pulmonary congestion: influenza myocarditis.

Yamasaki, Masahiro; Okada, Takenori; Sumimoto, Yoji; Hattori, Noboru.

Afiliación

Yamasaki M; Department of Respiratory Disease Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital Hiroshima Japan.
Okada T; Department of Cardiology Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital Hiroshima Japan.
Sumimoto Y; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.
Hattori N; Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan.

Respirol Case Rep ; 6(7): e00352, 2018 Oct.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30073086

ABSTRACT

Influenza myocarditis is a rare but life-threatening complication of influenza infection. Pneumonitis is a well-known complication of influenza infection, and chest computed tomography (CT) is useful for diagnosing pneumonitis. In addition, myocarditis should be considered in cases of pulmonary congestion observed on chest CT.

Palabras clave

Chest CT; influenza; influenza myocarditis; myocarditis; pulmonary congestion

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