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Ventricular tachycardia and chest pain due to foreign body in the pericardium caused by self-injurious behaviour.
- Source :
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Cardiology in the young [Cardiol Young] 2019 Sep; Vol. 29 (9), pp. 1217-1218. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 05. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A 14-year-old girl suddenly developed ventricular tachycardia and severe chest pain during hospitalisation for trauma surgery. CT revealed a needle in the pericardium. Careful interview elicited that she had inserted the needle by herself, and Munchausen syndrome was diagnosed. This is the first report of ventricular tachycardia caused by a foreign body in a patient with Munchausen syndrome.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Cardiac Surgical Procedures methods
Chest Pain diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Female
Foreign Bodies diagnosis
Foreign Bodies surgery
Heart Injuries diagnosis
Heart Injuries surgery
Humans
Pericardium diagnostic imaging
Pericardium surgery
Tachycardia, Ventricular diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Penetrating diagnosis
Wounds, Penetrating surgery
Chest Pain etiology
Foreign Bodies complications
Heart Injuries complications
Pericardium injuries
Self-Injurious Behavior complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular etiology
Wounds, Penetrating complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1467-1107
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cardiology in the young
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31378212
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951119001744