Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura as the presenting feature of human herpesvirus 6 myocarditis

Ann Hematol. 2021 Nov;100(11):2855-2856. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04496-x. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

Authors

Yu-Yan Hwang¹, Rock Y Y Leung², Gavin S W Chan², Cyril C Y Yip³, Yok-Lam Kwong⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
³ Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. ylkwong@hkucc.hku.hk.

PMID: 33772360
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04496-x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocarditis / complications
Myocarditis / diagnosis*
Myocarditis / virology
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / complications
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / diagnosis*
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / virology
Roseolovirus Infections / complications
Roseolovirus Infections / diagnosis*
Roseolovirus Infections / virology