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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2006;49(8):898-901. Published online August 15, 2006.

A case of constrictive pericarditis presenting with protein-losing enteropathy

Jeong Mi JM Hong¹, Jae Young JY Lee², Soo Jin SJ Kim², Gi Young GY Jang², Woo Sup WS Shim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul
²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sejong Heart Institute, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea

Correspondence Jae Young JY Lee ,Email: dire7613@chollian.net

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.

Keywords :Constrictive pericarditis , Protein-losing enteropathy , Doppler echocardiography , Children