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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;11(4):NP11-NP13.
doi: 10.1177/2150135117690109. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

"Chorea": A Unique Presentation of Left Atrial Myxoma in a Pediatric Patient

Sathish M Chikkabyrappa  1 , Justin T Tretter  1 , Vijay Vishwanath  2 , Puneet Bhatla  1
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"Chorea": A Unique Presentation of Left Atrial Myxoma in a Pediatric Patient

Sathish M Chikkabyrappa et al. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

We report an unusual presentation of a large left atrial myxoma in an eight-year-old girl who presented with the sudden onset of chorea. This case illustrates the fact that the presentation of chorea in nonendemic areas for rheumatic fever should raise suspicion for a myxoma. The chorea resolved soon after removal of the myxoma, supporting the hypothesis of an immune-mediated mechanism, or manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to the myxoma.

Keywords: chorea; myxoma; weakness.

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