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In the absence of hydrops or sepsis, a pericardial effusion is a rare occurrence in the neonate. We report a case of a neonate with a pericardial effusion in which there was an associated intracardiac hemangioma. Our literature review found 32 cases of pericardial effusion with-out hydrops in infants under 3 months of age; twelve of these cases were associated with intracardiac and pericardial tumors; 20 others were discovered to be randomly associated with other problems.
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Cartagena, A.M., Levin, T.L., Issenberg, H. et al. Pericardial effusion and cardiac hemangioma in the neonate. Pediatr Radiol 23, 384–385 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011966
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