title: [Fever, asthenia, myalgia and murmur due to cardiac myxoma].
abstract: Cardiac tumours are rare, especially in children, and most of them are benign. Myxomas are unusual in children, being more common among adults. They are usually located in the left atrium, with 25% appearing in the right. The clinical signs and symptoms depend mainly on where the tumour is located. A feature of these tumours is that they can be accompanied by constitutional symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. Echocardiography is the study of choice, and a prompt resection is required to prevent serious complications. We present a case of a 10 year-old girl diagnosed with right atrial myxoma who presented with a fever, myalgia, asthenia and laboratory abnormalities. Diagnosis was made by echocardiography, and the early surgical resection of the tumour ran smoothly and showed a good postoperative recovery.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: cgimenez@hsjdbcn.org.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giménez Roca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felipe Villalobos
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cambra Lasaosa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prada Martínez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caffarena Calvar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jou Muñoz
mesh_terms: D001247:Asthenia / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D063806:Myalgia / Q000209:etiology; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Aurícula derecha; Cardiac tumours; Fever; Fiebre; Mixoma; Myxoma; Right atrial; Tumores cardíacos