학술논문
Imitation of a chronic recurrent inflammatory illness by a cardiac myxoma
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Article
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European Journal of Pediatrics; August 1996, Vol. 155 Issue: 8 p637-639, 3p
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03406199; 14321076
Abstract
A 10-year-old boy presented with unspecific symptoms and laboratory abnormalities simulating a chronic recurrent inflammatory disorder. Cardiovascular symptoms were absent. After 2 years of intermittent symptoms and persisting laboratory signs of an inflammatory disorder, echocardiographic evaluation revealed a large left atrial tumour. Immediate surgical excision confirmed the diagnosis of a cardiac myxoma and resulted in freedom from symptoms and normalization of laboratory parameters.