Catalog

Viral myocarditis

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Link to WHO Definition

Viral myocarditis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/231270764

Viral myocarditis (viral inflammatory cardiomyopathy) is inflammation of the heart muscle generally in the presence of a dilated cardiomyopathy that results from exposure to external antigens originating from a viral infection. Examples include: Adenoviruses, enteroviruses, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, human cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, influenza A and B viruses, Human Immunodeficiency V and parvovirus B19.