Histopathological Changes in Sarcolemma and Sarcoplasm in Coxsackie Virus Infection

Histopathological changes in sarcolemma and sarcoplasm in Coxsackie virus infection.

Between 1948 and 1950, Dalldorf and Sickles (1948), Dalldorf and others (1949), Dalldorf (1950), and Sickles and Dalldorf (1949) reported a previously unidentified virus in the faeces of children with the symptoms of acute anterior poliomyelitis. This virus has been named Coxsackie or C.-virus, and many authors (Magnus, 1949; Kaplan and Melnick, 1951; Melnick, 1947, 1950a, 1950b; Melnick and Go...

Pathogenesis of Coxsackie Virus Infection

The quantitative distribution of the Conn.-5 strain of Coxsackie virus in different tissues was determined by serial titration at intervals after inoculation of 4 to 5 day old mice. High titers were reached by the 2nd day in blood, heart, liver, muscle, intestine, and its contents, and these were maintained through the 8th day, except for the blood, in which the virus level fell earlier. In par...

Constrictive pericarditis following Coxsackie virus infection.

Constrictive epicarditis following Coxsackie virus infection.

A case is presented of the rare condition of constrictive epicarditis, which was treated successfully by removal of the epicardium. This appears to be the first account of constrictive epicarditis following proven Coxsackie viral infection.

Coxsackie B virus infection in coronary care unit patients.

It has been suggested that Coxsackie B virus infections may play a part in causing or triggering myocardial infarction. This study was designed to compare the incidence of such infections in Coronary Care Unit patients and normal controls. The choice of a suitable criterion for diagnosis of Coxsackie infection is discussed fully. Two hundred and fifty admissions to a Coronary Care Unit and 100 ...