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A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis with Purulent Effusion in an Infant
Kyoung Hee Kim, Yoon Ki Kang, Min Ho Kim, Chan Uhng Joo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(9):1279-1284.   Published online September 15, 2000
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease of infancy and childhood, and is almost always caused by a tuberculosis or other infection. It is usually fatal, if untreated in acute phase. Early diagnosis of this condition is now facilitated by echocardiography and computerized tomography. Favorable outcome seems to depend on early diagnosis assured by echocardiography, early surgical treatment such as pericardiocentesis...
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