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Pericardial calcification in a neonate secondary to chest tube

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A premature infant with resolving respiratory distress syndrome developed pericardial calcification at 12 days. The calcification may have resulted from a traumatic hemopericardium induced by the chest tube. The radiographic appearance was typical. The condition did not appear to compromise cardiac function.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, 950 East 59th Street, Post Office Box, 429, 60637, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    J. Kelleher & M. A. Radkowski

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  1. J. Kelleher
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Kelleher, J., Radkowski, M.A. Pericardial calcification in a neonate secondary to chest tube. Pediatr Radiol 11, 212–213 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972054

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