Left atrial myxofibroma in a young child can clinically mimic rheumatic carditis and lead to fatal shock.
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May mimic rheumatic carditis with normal ESR and fatal shock in children; single case leaves open diagnostic clues and incidence.
Pilar A. Centeno (1955) studied this question.
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