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Pericardial effusion and heart block caused by lymphoma. A case report
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Pericardial effusion and heart block caused by lymphoma. A case report
S Afr Med J.
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Abstract
A 28-year-old woman with cardiac failure, heart block, and both pleural and pericardial effusions is described. Despite numerous investigations, the diagnosis of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was not made until after the patient's death. Cardiac involvement by lymphoma is reviewed.
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