Synergistic Lyme Carditis and Coxsackievirus A Myocarditis Presenting With Fulminant Heart Failure
Dual infectious myocarditis can produce devastating cardiac consequences through synergistic inflammatory mechanisms that exceed the effects of single pathogens. Young patients with fulminant myocarditis and conduction abnormalities warrant a comprehensive infectious evaluation for overlapping etiologies.
Authors
- Abdul Wahab Mohammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-8283)
- Joud Fahed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9985-2271)
- Wongelawit Zerihun
- Rehman Afraz
Institutions
- Saint Agnes Hospital (US)
- California Miramar University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106410
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00