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. 2011 Feb;16(2):75-7.
doi: 10.1093/pch/16.2.75a.

Case 2: The perspiring infant

Nathan Ley  1 , Kerry Caperell
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Case 2: The perspiring infant

Nathan Ley et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Feb.
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Figure 1)
Chest x-ray demonstrating cardiomegaly
Figure 2)
Figure 2)
Electrocardiogram of a child with anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
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