PEDIATRIC CHEST PAIN - CASE-REPORT OF A MALIGNANT CAUSE

被引:1
作者
HALLAGAN, LF
DAWSON, PAJ
ELJAIEK, LF
机构
[1] Georgetown-George Washington Universities Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
[2] the Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
[3] the Department of Emergency Medicine, Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA
关键词
MYOCARDITIS; PEDIATRIC; CHEST PAIN;
D O I
10.1016/0735-6757(92)90124-G
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Pediatric chest pain is not an uncommon presenting complaint in the emergency department. Although the majority of cases are benign, the authors report on a patient with a fatal case of myocarditis. A discussion of myocarditis and its management as well as differential diagnosis is included. © 1992.
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页码:43 / 45
页数:3
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