Pancreatitis and myocarditis coexistence due to infection by Coxsackie B1 and B4 viruses

  • Konstantinos Lampropoulos
    Cardiology Department Catheterization Laboratory Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens Athens Greece
  • George Bazoukis
    Cardiology Department Catheterization Laboratory Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens Athens Greece
  • Athanasios Kolyviras
    Cardiology Department 251 General Air Force Hospital of Athens Athens Greece
  • Gary Tse
    Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine and Therapeutics Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
  • Athanasios Saplaouras
    Cardiology Department Catheterization Laboratory Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens Athens Greece
  • Themistoklis Iliopoulos
    Cardiology Department 251 General Air Force Hospital of Athens Athens Greece

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<jats:title>Key Clinical Message</jats:title><jats:p>Myocarditis can be a rare late manifestation of acute pancreatitis caused by Coxsackie virus infection. Clinicians should be aware of potentially life‐threatening myocarditis because immediate recognition and management are the cornerstones in achieving a better outcome.</jats:p>

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