Myopericarditis associated with acute Zika virus infection: a case report

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Background: Zika virus infection is commonly described as a mild and self-limiting illness. However, cardiac complications were associated with acute Zika virus infection. Case presentation: A 46-year-old woman without previous comorbidities with a 1-day history of symptoms tested positive for ZIKV by real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). She was admitted two days after with clinical worsening, cardiac enzymes elevated, and cardiac imaging findings, and the diagnosis of myopericarditis was made. The patient was treated and presented significant clinical improvement after one year. Conclusions: Cardiac complication following ZIKV infection appears to be infrequent. Here, we report a rare case of viral myopericarditis caused by ZIKV infection.
Funding Information
  • Wellcome Trust (206522/Z/17/Z)
  • World Health Organization (TSA1-2017/720873-0, TSA2-2017/731359-0)
  • Governo Brasil (837059/2016)
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (R21AI139777)
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation (W81XWH-18-2-0040)

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