Echocardiography monitoring for diazoxide induced pericardial effusion
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Echocardiography monitoring for diazoxide induced pericardial effusion.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 3-year-old boy with Down’s syndrome with no underlying cardiac anomalies presented with hypoglycaemia due to congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). He received treatment with oral diazoxide (Proglycem) (10 mg/kg/day), along with the diuretic chlorothiazide, which ensured glycaemic stability. However, a large pericardial effusion ( fi gure 1A ) requiring drainage was noted within...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.03.2012.6110