Chromosomally integrated human herpes virus 6A-associated myocarditis in a neonate treated with artesunate
Uthaya Kumaran
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
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Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorMaitri Chaudhuri
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorAjmeer K Sheriff
3i Molecular Solutions and Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorNilesh Rao
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorMalathi Raja
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
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Arvind Shenoi
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Correspondence: Dr Arvind Shenoi, Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, 115, Old Airport Road, Bangalore 560017, Karnataka, India. email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorUthaya Kumaran
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorSeema Gaonkar
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorMaitri Chaudhuri
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorAjmeer K Sheriff
3i Molecular Solutions and Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorNilesh Rao
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorMalathi Raja
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Arvind Shenoi
Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, Bangalore, India
Correspondence: Dr Arvind Shenoi, Department of Pediatrics, Cloudnine Hospital, 115, Old Airport Road, Bangalore 560017, Karnataka, India. email: [email protected]
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