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November 23, 2010Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Constrictive pericarditis secondary to infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Population

1 pediatric patient with pericardial effusion secondary to infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Design

Case_report

Authors

SHStephen HawkinsUniversity of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeCRChristopher M. RauschUniversity of Colorado SystemAMAnthony C. McCantaPediatric Cardiology

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Overview

Alerts clinicians to rare Mycoplasma-related tamponade and constriction in children; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation.

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1 pediatric patient with pericardial effusion secondary to infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Highlights a rare presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection causing pericardial effusion that can progress to cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis in a pediatric patient.

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Hawkins et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9013d96e7e048e0989cb7ahttps://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0b013e328341579c
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  5. 5PLEURAL EFFUSION, HEPATITIS AND HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA IN A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD MALE CHILD1998 · 12 citations