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What is the efficacy of having a pericardial biopsy to determine the exact autoimmune cause of non specific onflammation. reoccoring effusion?
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They may be: Your doctor may want to identify what exactly is going as there are other conditions that can cause pericardial effusions besides autoimmune diseases.
Answered 5/8/2013
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