Medical Heart Echo
Nonpolio enterovirus infection; Echovirus infection
Treatment
ECHO virus infections tend to clear up on their own. No specific antiviral medications are available. Immune system treatment called IVIG may help patients with severe ECHO virus infections who have a weakened immune system.
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Expectations (prognosis)
Complete recovery without treatment is expected in patients who have the less severe types of illness. Infections of organs such as the heart (pericarditis and...
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Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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