Pericardial effusion with a ruptured mycotic pseudoaneurysm secondary to Salmonella infection.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop

Ministry of Health Malaysia, Sarawak General Hospital Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Published: May 2022

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