Acute Myocarditis in a young infant: a case reflection

• Main Authors: Anuar, Muhamad Azamin, Abu Bakar, Asrar, Abdul Rahman, Amir Hamzah, Hasan, Taufiq Hidayat, Mohamed, Mossad Abdelhak Shaban
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RJ Pediatrics; RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75194/7/Muhamad%20Azamin%20Anuar%20-%20PP109.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75194/13/MPA%202019%20myocarditis%20poster%20-%2075194.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75194/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: In Malaysia, a course of vaccination DTaP/IPV/Hib was introduced in 2008, replacing the 2006 DwPT-HBV/Hib+OPV vaccines. Severe systemic adverse reactions after diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccination are uncommon. Cardiac complications are rarely reported and is most probably im...