Causes of fulminant tropical probable myocarditis: A retrospective cohort study in the French West Indies.

J Intensive Med

Réanimation Médicale et Chirurgicale, CHU de Guadeloupe, Chemin Chauvel, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France.

Published: January 2025

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