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The clinical picture and diagnosis of diphtheritic carditis in children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9686809     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
CONCLUSION: In diphtheria, the extent of hypermyoglobinaemia (> 2000 ng/ml) and an increased LDH1/LDH2 (> 1) ratio are reliable markers for the development of carditis indicating a poor prognosis.
Authors:
E F Loukoushkina; P V Bobko; E V Kolbasova; L V Kazakova; V V Krasnov; L G Shipova; T S Lazareva; I N Vlasova; A A Schmaltz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of pediatrics     Volume:  157     ISSN:  0340-6199     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  1998 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-09-22     Completed Date:  1998-09-22     Revised Date:  2013-05-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603873     Medline TA:  Eur J Pediatr     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  528-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Hospital, Russia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Creatine Kinase / blood
Diphtheria / diagnosis*,  mortality,  physiopathology
Echocardiography, Doppler
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Infant
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood
Male
Myocarditis / diagnosis*,  microbiology,  mortality
Myoglobin / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Myoglobin; EC 1.1.1.27/L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase

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