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An unusual case of pediatric shortness of breath—answers

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LDH:

Lactate dehydrogenase

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL-37, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA

    James W. Antoon & Michael P. Kiernan

  2. Department of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL-37, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA

    Melissa Knudson-Johnson

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Antoon, J.W., Knudson-Johnson, M. & Kiernan, M.P. An unusual case of pediatric shortness of breath—answers. Pediatr Nephrol 27, 923–925 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-011-2012-9

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