title: A case of acute papillary muscle rupture in a child with campylobacter enteritis and citrullinaemia.
abstract: We report a case of acute papillary muscle rupture associated with intercurrent Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis in a child with a diagnosis of citrullinaemia, requiring urgent mitral valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, B4 6Nh Birmingham, UK. drhelenrowlands@aol.com
authors.forename: Helen E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rowlands
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Westrope
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendriksz
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrapani
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bagshaw
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020159:Citrullinemia; D004751:Enteritis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture; D006113:United Kingdom