Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a rare and potentially life-threatening occurrence. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 14-month-old Caucasian boy who had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted for progressive hydrocephalus of unknown etiology. Two and...

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Autores principales: Smith, Jennifer C, Cohen, Eyal
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-6495

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-6495

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