Pancreatitis and myocarditis coexistence due to infection by Coxsackie B1 and B4 viruses

Konstantinos Lampropoulos; George Bazoukis; Athanasios Kolyviras; Gary Tse; Athanasios Saplaouras; Themistoklis Iliopoulos

doi:10.1002/ccr3.1277

Pancreatitis and myocarditis coexistence due to infection by Coxsackie B1 and B4 viruses

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Nov 20;6(1):23-26. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1277. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

Konstantinos Lampropoulos¹, George Bazoukis¹, Athanasios Kolyviras², Gary Tse^{3

4}, Athanasios Saplaouras¹, Themistoklis Iliopoulos²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department Catheterization Laboratory Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens Athens Greece.
² Cardiology Department 251 General Air Force Hospital of Athens Athens Greece.
³ Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine and Therapeutics Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.

Abstract

Myocarditis can be a rare late manifestation of acute pancreatitis caused by Coxsackie virus infection. Clinicians should be aware of potentially life-threatening myocarditis because immediate recognition and management are the cornerstones in achieving a better outcome.

Keywords: Coxsackie virus; myocarditis; pancreatitis; viral myocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports