Viral myocarditis

Japanese: ウイルス性心筋炎 - ういるすせいしんきんえん
Viral myocarditis

…The causes are either infectious or non-infectious; the former are caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi, while the latter are caused by vasculitis associated with collagen disease and hypersensitivity to drugs. Since the 1950s, attention has been focused on viral myocarditis caused by Coxsackie B virus, influenza virus, and mycoplasmal myocarditis, replacing bacterial myocarditis caused by rheumatic fever and diphtheria bacteria, which had been the focus of attention up until now. In particular, various viral myocarditis, including myocarditis of unknown cause, are important and attract attention as they may cause idiopathic cardiomyopathy. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "viral myocarditis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原因としては感染性と非感染性とがあり,前者では細菌,ウイルス,真菌が,また後者では膠原(こうげん)病に伴う血管炎性病変,薬物に対する過敏性などが原因となる。1950年代以後になると,従来問題にされてきたリウマチ熱,ジフテリア菌などによる細菌性心筋炎に代わって,コクサッキーBウイルス,インフルエンザウイルスなどによるウイルス性心筋炎およびマイコプラズマ心筋炎が注目されるようになってきた。とくに各種のウイルス性心筋炎は,原因不明の心筋炎も含めて,特発性心筋症の原因となるのではないかという点で重要であり注目されている。…

※「ウイルス性心筋炎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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