小儿病毒性心肌炎ViralMyocarditisinChildren一、概述(GeneralConsiderations)•病毒性心肌炎由病毒侵犯心脏导致的以心肌局灶性或弥漫性炎性病变为主要表现的心脏疾病,有时病变也可累及心内膜或心包
•Theviralmyocarditisisacommonacguiredheartdisease
It’smainmanifestationsarethefocalordiffuseinflammationinthemyocardium,whichiscausedbyvirusestooffendtheheart
Theinflammationcouldinvolvetheendocardiumorpericardiumoccasionally
•病理特征为间质性炎性细胞浸润、心肌变性及坏死
•Thepathologicalcharactersaretheinterstitialinflammatorycellinfiltration,myocardialdegenerationandnecrosis
其临床表现取决于患儿的年龄:It’smanifestationsaretosomedegreeagedependent:•在小婴儿,常呈急性暴发性起病;•inearlyinfancy,viralmyocarditisoftenoccursasanacute,fulminantdisease;•在幼儿及学龄儿童,常急性起病,但较少表现为暴发性心肌心包炎;•intoddlersandyoungchildren,itoccursasanacute,butlessfulminantmyopericarditis;•在年长儿和青少年,症状不明显,至慢性期形成扩张型心肌病方被发现
•inolderchildrenandadolescents,itisof