A curious extracardiac finding in a patient with acute pericarditis
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https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v3n2a11Keywords:
echocardiography, extracardiac finding, liver abscess.Abstract
Extracardiac findings are relatively common on transthoracic echocardiography. We present a clinical case in which the “routine” echocardiography for pericarditis allowed to diagnose a liver abscess and solve the patient’s problem. This case demonstrates the importance of paying attention to everything that can be seen in the echocardiogram image.
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