In:
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, SAGE Publications, Vol. 11, No. 4 ( 2020-07), p. NP11-NP13
Abstract:
We report an unusual presentation of a large left atrial myxoma in an eight-year-old girl who presented with the sudden onset of chorea. This case illustrates the fact that the presentation of chorea in nonendemic areas for rheumatic fever should raise suspicion for a myxoma. The chorea resolved soon after removal of the myxoma, supporting the hypothesis of an immune-mediated mechanism, or manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to the myxoma.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2150-1351
,
2150-136X
DOI:
10.1177/2150135117690109
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2550261-X