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A child with a rare left ventricular myxoma presented unusually with a prolonged febrile illness rather than typical systemic embolization or syncopal episodes.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights that left ventricular myxomas, though rare, can present atypically with constitutional symptoms like prolonged fever in children.
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Prolonged fever warrants considering rare LV myxoma in children; extends presentation spectrum but leaves generalizability open.
Amongst all primary cardiac tumors, myxomas are the commonest, and their commonest site of origin is the left atrium. Myxomas originating in the left ventricle are rare. When seen, they usually present with a history of systemic embolisation and/or syncopal episodes, with constitutional symptoms being absent. We report here a child with left ventricular myxoma who presented with a prolonged febrile illness.
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Kapoor et al. (1998) conducted a case report in Left ventricular myxoma (n=1). Left ventricular myxoma was evaluated on Clinical presentation. A child with a rare left ventricular myxoma presented unusually with a prolonged febrile illness rather than typical systemic embolization or syncopal episodes.
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