Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report
A 5 year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy presented with chest pain and vomiting for two days after an elective procedure under general anesthesia. His chest x-ray was remarkable for a prominent halo sign, an air gap surrounding the heart indicating a large pneumopericardiu...
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A 5 year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy presented with chest pain and vomiting for two days after an elective procedure under general anesthesia. His chest x-ray was remarkable for a prominent halo sign, an air gap surrounding the heart indicating a large pneumopericardium. Although the pneumopericardium could not be appreciated on an echocardiogram, the child developed clinical signs of cardiac tamponade. Attempts to evacuate the pneumopericardium were unsuccessful leading to death.
Keywords: Pneumopericardium, Halo sign.
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| spelling | doaj.art-98c0a99aae46434ea413beb6323f2b3d2024-02-24T05:33:37ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822024-02-0174410.47391/JPMA.9393Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case ReportAlina Sadaf0Aqeela Rashid1Sadia Omer2Department of Pediatric Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan A 5 year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy presented with chest pain and vomiting for two days after an elective procedure under general anesthesia. His chest x-ray was remarkable for a prominent halo sign, an air gap surrounding the heart indicating a large pneumopericardium. Although the pneumopericardium could not be appreciated on an echocardiogram, the child developed clinical signs of cardiac tamponade. Attempts to evacuate the pneumopericardium were unsuccessful leading to death. Keywords: Pneumopericardium, Halo sign. https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9393PneumopericardiumHalo sign |
| spellingShingle | Alina Sadaf Aqeela Rashid Sadia Omer Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Pneumopericardium Halo sign |
| title | Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report |
| title_full | Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report |
| title_short | Pneumopericardium in a child – “halo sign” on chest x-ray: A Case Report |
| title_sort | pneumopericardium in a child halo sign on chest x ray a case report |
| topic | Pneumopericardium Halo sign |
| url | https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9393 |
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