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First report of sudden death due to myocarditis caused by adenovirus serotype 3.

Treacy, Ann
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Carr, Michael J
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Dunford, Linda
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Palacios, Gustavo
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Cannon, Gemma A
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O'Grady, Anthony
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Moran, Julie
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Hassan, Jaythoon
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Loy, Aisling
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Connell, Jeff
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Treacy, Ann
 Carr, Michael J
 Dunford, Linda
 Palacios, Gustavo
 Cannon, Gemma A
 O'Grady, Anthony
 Moran, Julie
 Hassan, Jaythoon
 Loy, Aisling
 Connell, Jeff
 Devaney, Deirdre
 Kelehan, Peter
 Hall, William W
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2009-11-25
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MYOCARDITIS
HEART
CHILDREN
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https://hdl.handle.net/10147/634370
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Myocarditis is a rare cause of sudden death in childhood. We describe the sudden death of a child from viral myocarditis, which we demonstrate was likely caused by an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a disseminated adenovirus serotype 3 infection originating in the tonsil.
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en
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1098-660X
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10.1128/JCM.00815-09
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19940052
PMC2815630
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