Blood Cyst of the Mitral Valve: Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin

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¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. safakalpat@hacettepe.edu.tr.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Division of Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Safak Alpat et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;91(12):1309.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-024-05201-2. Epub 2024 Jul 2.

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. safakalpat@hacettepe.edu.tr.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Division of Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

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