| Literature DB >> 18829789 |
Afraa Al-Sabbagh1, Katherine Catford, Ian Evans, Sarah L Morley.
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We present an unusually severe case of pneumococcal infection in an immunocompetent child who progressed from pneumonia to empyema, pericarditis with cardiac tamponade, and severe venous thromboembolism leading to life-threatening pulmonary embolus.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18829789 DOI： 10.1542/peds.2008-0725
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatrics ISSN： 0031-4005 Impact factor: 7.124