If the child had died during the acute episode, this would be a typical autopsy finding in the pericardial space. Does the pericardial lesion account for the friction rub? What other diseases commonly cause such a finding? What criteria are used clinically to make a diagnosis in this kind of case?
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FIGURE 2.  If the child had died during the acute episode, this would be a typical autopsy finding in the pericardial space.  Does the pericardial lesion account for the friction rub?  What other diseases commonly cause such a finding?  What criteria are used clinically to make a diagnosis in this kind of case?