Chronic Pericardial Constriction Induced Severe Ischemic Hepatitis Manifesting as Hypoglycemic Attack
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Chronic pericardial constriction with effusion in childhood.
Five cases of children with nontuberculosis pericardial constriction with effusion are reported. The disease is not as rare as has been thought, and the aetiology in these cases was probably a previous virus infection. A previous diagnosis of hepatitis, nephrotic syndrome, or protein-losing enteropathy had been made and the correct diagnosis was delayed for months or even years. Pericardiectomy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-07-0881