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Echocardiography successfully diagnosed a right atrial myxoma presenting as postpartum ascites and fever of unknown origin, leading to curative surgical resection.
Echocardiography is a crucial diagnostic tool for identifying right atrial myxoma in patients presenting with atypical symptoms like post partum ascites and fever of unknown origin.
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May prompt echocardiography for unexplained postpartum ascites and fever; leaves open generalizability beyond this single case.
A case is reported of right atrial myxoma presenting clinically as ascites and fever of unknown origin. An extensive work-up, including laboratory investigations, X-ray imaging, laparoscopy and laparotomy, failed to explain the clinical picture which was manifested post partum. Echocardiography was diagnostic and led to the curative treatment of surgical resection.
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Bakri et al. (1992) studied this question. Echocardiography successfully diagnosed a right atrial myxoma presenting as postpartum ascites and fever of unknown origin, leading to curative surgical resection.
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