Atrial myxoma mimicking systemic disease. Profile modified by flurbiprofen administration.
A patient had a left atrial myxoma which was modified by flurbiprofen administration. The diagnosis was made 42 months after the first symptoms appeared. Flurbiprofen may have reduced interleukin-6 secretion by the tumor, leading to a delayed diagnosis.
Boullanger
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Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France.
el Kouri
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Gaillard
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Michaud
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Planchon
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000188:drug therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005480:Flurbiprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D015850:Interleukin-6; D005480:Flurbiprofen