MYOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Аннотация

Myocarditis in children is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle (myocardium) that occurs in most cases as a result of infectious damage or an autoimmune process [1,2]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), myocarditis remains one of the important causes of hospitalizations in pediatric practice, especially in preschool and early school-age children [3]. Meanwhile, the true prevalence of childhood myocarditis may be underestimated due to diagnostic difficulties and frequent asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic course [4].