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Atrial myxoma masquerading as Takayasu’s arteritis
We describe the case of a 48-year-old woman whose atrial myxoma was mistaken for vasculitis. The case report highlights the reasons why these two disorders may become confused, the dangers of initiating the wrong treatment and a simple means of avoiding misdiagnosis.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25408917 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2054270414550977 |
| Sumario: | We describe the case of a 48-year-old woman whose atrial myxoma was mistaken for vasculitis. The case report highlights the reasons why these two disorders may become confused, the dangers of initiating the wrong treatment and a simple means of avoiding misdiagnosis. |
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