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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 12/2007

01-12-2007 | Case Discussion

A case of acute papillary muscle rupture in a childwith campylobacter enteritis and citrullinaemia

Authors: Helen E. Rowlands, Claire Westrope, Chris Hendriksz, Anupam Chakrapani, David J. Barron, Oliver Bagshaw

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 12/2007

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Abstract

We report a case of acute papillary muscle rupture associated with intercurrent Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis in a child with a diagnosis of citrullinaemia, requiring urgent mitral valve replacement.
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Metadata
Title
A case of acute papillary muscle rupture in a childwith campylobacter enteritis and citrullinaemia
Authors
Helen E. Rowlands
Claire Westrope
Chris Hendriksz
Anupam Chakrapani
David J. Barron
Oliver Bagshaw
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 12/2007
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0890-x

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