Pyopericardium manifesting as cardiac tamponade: A rare presentation of a common disease

Pyopericardium manifesting as cardiac tamponade: A rare presentation of a common disease

Pyopericardium is a rare fatal pericardial disease. It manifesting as cardiac tamponade is rare and because of tuberculosis is extremely rare. We present the case of a 20-year-old female who presented with worsening dyspnea, low-grade fever, and weight loss. Echocardiography showed pericardial effus...

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Main Authors: Parvathareddy Krishna Mala Konda Reddy, Praveen Nagula, Naga Venkata Raghava Balla, Syed Zia Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
antitubercular therapy
cardiac tamponade
pericardiocentesis
pyopericardium
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2022;volume=11;issue=2;spage=54;epage=56;aulast=Reddy

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