Fibrinofibrous pericarditis mimicking a pericardial tumor

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-61

  Lin, Jiuann Huey ^a   Chen, Shyh Jye ^a   Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chang, Chung I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Infantile pericarditis; Tuberculous pericarditis

Indexed keywords

APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART OUTPUT; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PERICARDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034017896     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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