Pediatric myocarditis: presenting clinical characteristics

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 942-947

  Durani, Yamini ^a   Egan, Matthew ^b   Baffa, Jeanne ^a   Selbst, Steven M ^a   Nager, Alan L ^c,d  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349179218     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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