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Constrictive pericarditis is uncommon in children. It results from scarring and consequent loss of the normal elasticity of the pericardial sac and is most commonly seen as a late sequelae… Click to show full abstract
Constrictive pericarditis is uncommon in children. It results from scarring and consequent loss of the normal elasticity of the pericardial sac and is most commonly seen as a late sequelae of idiopathic or viral pericarditis. Here, we report a case of protein losing enteropathy as a complication of constrictive pericarditis in a 2-year-old child. Pericardial thickening was demonstrated by cardiac MRI and subsequent pericardiectomy led to remarkable improvement and resolution of protein losing enteropathy.
Keywords:
constrictive pericarditis;
protein losing;
pericarditis rare;
pericarditis;
losing enteropathy
Journal Title: Cardiology in the young
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Cardiology in the young
Year Published: 2022
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