A case of constrictive pericarditis presenting with protein-losing enteropathy.
10.3345/kjp.2006.49.8.898
- Author:
Jeong Mi HONG
1
;
Jae Young LEE
;
Soo Jin KIM
;
Gi Young JANG
;
Woo Sup SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Constrictive pericarditis;
Protein-losing enteropathy;
Doppler echocardiography;
Children
- MeSH:
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Echocardiography, Doppler;
Female;
Heart Failure, Diastolic;
Humans;
Pericardiectomy;
Pericarditis, Constrictive*;
Protein-Losing Enteropathies*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2006;49(8):898-901
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Constrictive pericarditis represents a rare cause of protein-losing enteropathy in children. Reported is an 11-year-old girl with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) as the principal manifestations of constrictive pericarditis. After total pericardiectomy, symptoms and signs of PLE disappeared. Doppler echocardiography including tissue Doppler imaging is a useful noninvasive initial diagnostic tool for differential diagnosis of diastolic heart failure.
