Fulminant Mumps Myocarditis
Authors: Sibat Chaudary
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Brief Reports1 April 1989Fulminant Mumps MyocarditisSibat Chaudary, MD, Brian E. Jaski, MDSibat Chaudary, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Brian E. Jaski, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-110-7-569 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough epidemic parotitis was first reported in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates (1), the possibility of fulminant myocarditis secondary to systemic mumps infection was not identified until 1918 (2). We report the case of a patient with myocarditis secondary to systemic mumps infection.Case ReportA 25-year-old man, with no history of mumps, was hospitalized with right parotid swelling and fever. Mumps was diagnosed after open parotid exploration excluded bacterial parotitis. On day 3, the patient became hypotensive (blood pressure, 77/42 mm Hg) and developed pulmonary edema after volume administration. Hemodynamic stabilization occurred after intubation and initiation of dobutamine,...References1. Abraham I. Medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Braunde. 1981;2:887-94. Google Scholar2. Pujol M. Oreillons et myocardite. Arch de Med et Pharma Mil. 1918;69:527. Google Scholar3. BaronBarnettGoldsmith SER. Prophylaxis of infection by gamma globulin. Am J Hygiene. 1964;79:186-95. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Habel K. Immunity response in mumps with complications. J Lab Clin Med. 1952;39:785-90. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. DalyRichardsonOlsen KPE. Acute myocarditis: role of histological and virological examination in the diagnosis and assessment of immunosuppressive treatment. Br Heart J. 1984;51:30-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Centers for Disease Control. Mumps vaccine. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:192-4. LinkGoogle Scholar7. SandersBuckleyLeinbachMundthAusten CMREW. Mechanical circulatory assistance: current status and experience with combining circulatory assistance, emergency coronary angiography, and acute myocardial revascularization. Circulation. 1972;45:1292-313. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Sibat Chaudary, MD; Brian E. Jaski, MDAffiliations: From Sharp Memorial Hospital, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California. For current author addresses, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byParamyxoviruses: MumpsMumps: an Update on Outbreaks, Vaccine Efficacy, and Genomic DiversityViral Heart DiseaseMolecular biology, pathogenesis and pathology of mumps virusMyocarditis and PericarditisParamyxoviruses: MumpsMumps vaccineMolecular genetics of cardiomyopathies and myocarditisMyocarditis and PericarditisViral MyocarditisInflammatory Diseases of the Heart and Pericardium: Dilated Cardiomyopathy and MyocarditisMumps vaccineMyocardites aiguës et subaiguësA formidable challengeAn Approach to the Treatment of Pediatric MyocarditisDiagnosis and treatment of pediatric viral myocarditisInpatient TherapyAcute fulminant myocarditis: Long-term follow-up after circulatory support with left ventricular assist deviceMeasles, Mumps, and Rubella VaccinesInflammatory Cardiomyopathy: There Is a Specific Matrix Destruction in the Course of the Disease 1 April 1989Volume 110, Issue 7Page: 569-570KeywordsBlood pressureEdemaFeversHemodynamicsInflammationIntubationMumpsMuscular dystrophiesMyocarditisParotitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1989 PDF downloadLoading ...