Volume 113, Nº 4, October 2019
DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20190187
CASE REPORT
Myocarditis Following Recent Chikungunya and Dengue Virus Coinfection: A Case Report
Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias
Francisca Lillyan Christyan Nunes Beserra
Lucas Fernandes
Anderson Alesxander Rodrigues Teixeira
Juliana Mandato Ferragut
Evelyne Santana Girão
Roberto da Justa Pires Neto
Figure 1 – Transthoracic echocardiogram with altered left ventricular ejection fraction (36.39%), left ventricular hypercontractility, and mild bilateral pericardial effusion (A‑D). E-H shows a second transthoracic echocardiogram with ejection fraction of 70%. DP and LP: pericardial effusion. RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium; EF: ejection fraction.
Keywords: Myocarditis; Coinfection; Dengue; Chikungunya Virus.