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. 2009 May 15:1361–1373. doi: 10.1016/B978-032301808-1.50091-2

TABLE 88-1.

Viral Causes of Myocarditis, Fulminant Hepatitis, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Myelitis

Myocarditis Hepatitis Pneumonia Meningitis Encephalitis Myelitis
Adenovirus XXX X XX X X X
Arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses): XX XX
  • Western equine encephalitis virus

X X
  • Eastern equine encephalitis virus

X
  • St Louis encephalitis virus

X X
  • California encephalitis virus (La Crosse)

X X
  • Colorado tick fever

X X
  • West Nile encephalitis virus

X
Enteroviruses XXX X X XXX XX XX
Hantavirus X
Hepatitis A XXX X
Hepatitis B XXX
Hepatitis C X
Hepatitis D X
Hepatitis E X
Hepatitis G X
Herpesviruses: X X
  • HSV 1 and 2

XX XX X
  • VZV

XX* X X X
  • EBV

X X XX
  • CMV

X X XXX* X XX
  • HHV-6

X X
HIV X X
HTLV X
Influenza A X XXX X X
Influenza B X
JC virus X*
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus X X X
Mumps X X X X
Measles X X X X
Parainfluenza virus types 1, 2, 3 XXX
Rabies X
Respiratory syncytial virus X XXX
Rhinovirus X
Rubella X X

XXX = most frequent, XX = frequent, and X = less common or rare.

CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HHV-6, human herpes virus 6; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; HTLV, human T-lymphotropic virus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus.

*

Primarily in immunocompromised hosts.