Bacterial pericarditis presenting as hemorrhagic pericardial effusion in a 6-year-old girl
Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion is known to occur due to tuberculosis, malignancy, uremia or trauma. We present a rare case of a 6 year old girl with bacterial pericarditis who had hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Pediatric Cardiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2008;volume=1;issue=1;spage=68;epage=69;aulast=Saxena |