Purpose: The treatment options for viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B are summarized. Summary: Myocarditis is a common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. The most common causes of ...

From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth (Harvard) Medical Services and the Pediatric Service, Boston City Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Aided ...

Coxsackie virus Group B, Type 5; ECHO virus Types 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 19, 20 and 25; hemabsorption virus Types 1 and 2; respiratory syncytial virus; adenovirus; influenza virus Types A, B and C ...

Viral pericarditis or myocarditis are associated with a pericardial effusion, most commonly the Coxsackie B virus. Bacterial pericarditis resulting in a pericardial effusion is life-threatening ...

Medically reviewed by Brian H. Wetchler, DO Diseases spread through saliva include mononucleosis (or mono), sometimes called the “kissing disease.” While many people know that they can acquire ...