Severe Myocarditis Increase in Children Associated With Parvovirus B19 Infection
The increase in pediatric myocarditis since August 2023 was associated with B19V, more likely explained by disproportionately young current cases and young children's vulnerability than a virulent strain. Raising clinicians' awareness and proactive, interdisciplinary approaches are essential for improving prevention of B19V infection, management of myocarditis, and treatment strategies in this vulnerable cohort. (Myocarditis Registry for Children and Adolescents [MYKKE]; NCT02590341).
Authors
- Nele Rolfs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-5463)
- Silja Bühler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1149-1389)
- M Enders
- B Opgen-Rhein
- Eva Gatzweiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-6673)
- Ulrike Degenhardt
- Jens Beudt
- Johannes Weickmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-5774)
- Michael Kaestner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7095-6540)
- Jennifer Kramp
- Inga Voges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7406-8006)
- Bardo Wannenmacher
- Katja Reineker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-1279)
- E. Schwarzkopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0792-7130)
- C Siffczyk
- W. Frede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0594-314X)
- J. C. Hermes
- Tatiana Manuylova
- G. Tarusinov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2855-0456)
- Franziska Seidel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1328-1580)
- Annika Brinkmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-4698)
- Johanna Klingner
- G. Wiegand
- Teresa M. Nygren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2930-8095)
- Axel Rentzsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1147-2359)
- D. Kiski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3078-8660)
- K. Papakostas
- Christian Herzmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-3495)
- Felix Anderheiden
- Martin Boehne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-5715)
- Gunter Kerst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-5612)
- Dorothée Böcker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-3188)
- T. Hecht
- S. Haller
- Thushiha Logeswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-0751)
- A. M. Nitsche
- Bettina Ruf
- Birgit C. Donner
- Marcus Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8684-855X)
- M. Khedim
- Cornelius Rau
- Walter Knirsch
- Gesine Schmoock
- Mirco Sandfort
- Martin Noldt
- Karin Klingel
- Stephan Schubert
- Assunta Schiebel
- Lars Meyer-Dobkowitz
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Health and Safety Authority (IE)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Klinikum Oldenburg (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Schweißtechnische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt Nord (DE)
- Institut für Hygiene und Umwelt (DE)
- Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Prof. Mathey, Prof. Schofer (DE)
- Leipzig Heart Institute (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel (CH)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- University Children's Hospital Zurich (CH)
- German National Bone Marrow Donor Registry (DE)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
- Giessen School of Theology (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München (DE)
- University Hospital in Halle (DE)
- Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (DE)
- Klinikum Stuttgart (DE)
- Landesuntersuchungsanstalt Sachsen (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Heart Failure
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102854
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 65.56