Abstract
BackgroundHuman metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a paramyxovirus, well known as a causative agent of respiratory tract infections. Non-respiratory manifestations, including cardiac impairments, remain rare. Only two cases of myocarditis caused by hMPV have been described in adults.Case descriptionWe present the case of a 14-year-old female suffering from Burkitt leukemia and diagnosed with severe myocarditis caused by hMPV, based on results from real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was successfully treated by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and intravenous immunoglobulins. She was discharged from pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) 3 weeks later.ConclusionThis is the first pediatric case of hMPV myocarditis requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.How to cite this articleMakhlouf A, Peipoch L, Duport P, Darrieux E, Reguerre Y, Ramful D, et al. First Case of Acute Myocarditis Caused by Metapneumovirus in an Immunocompromised 14-year-old Girl. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(6):745–747.
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