Clinical Spectrum of Children With Parvovirus B19–Associated Acute Myocarditis
During the 2024 parvovirus B19 outbreak, pediatric PVB19<sup>+</sup> acute myocarditis cases surged in Italy and were associated with severe outcomes. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis, and early virological testing is essential to guide management and potentially improve outcomes.
Authors
- Andrea Garascia
- Francesco Bianco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9785-3402)
- Giacomo Veronese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-729X)
- Paolo Ferrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-7417)
- Sandra Nonini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7335-7631)
- Giada Colombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5341-8302)
- Carlo Pace Napoleone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7039-5309)
- Rachele Adorisio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-2155)
- Alessio Franceschini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-093X)
- Nadia Assanta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-5735)
- Michele Ercolanoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-9086)
- Emanuele Monda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9304-988X)
- Susanna Breviario
- Francesca Aresta
- Maurizio Brighenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7322-2112)
- Flavio Luciano Ribichini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6662-0304)
- Luca Ragni
- G Annoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-2421)
- Olivia Leoni
- Enrico Ammirati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-5257)
- Francesca Raimondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-151X)
- Domenico Sirico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-2292)
- Isabella Pellicioli
- Gaia Chiesa
- Guglielmo Capponi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0014-1578)
- Alessandra Corato
- Valentina Bucciarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7003-6194)
- C. Beretta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9008-9317)
- Giovanni Meliota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-4915)
- Maria Giovanna Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3860-6158)
- Paul Stefan Vrabie
- Tammam Hasan
- Giuseppe Limongelli
- Sergio Filippelli
- Ezio Bonanomi
- Giovanni Di Salvo
- Gessica Ingrasciotta
- Maristella Lombardi
- Giovanna Travi
- Pietro Marchese
- Ugo Vairo
- Antonio Amodeo
- Elena Reffo
- Michele Giovanni Mondino
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Regione Campania (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda (IT)
- Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti (IT)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Ospedale Regina Margherita (IT)
- Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII (IT)
- Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.125.075943
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 65.56