Pericardial effusions in two boys with chronic granulomatous disease.
Pericardial involvement in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is very rare. We present two children with known CGD and pericardial effusions in whom no microbial cause for the effusions was found.
Macedo
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Department of Radiology, Hospital Geral de Santo Antonio, Porto, Portugal.
McHugh
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Goldblatt
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography