Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion
The diagnosis of pericardial effusion may be elusive, and only diagnosed with echocardiography. Case reports: Here we report the cases of two patients who presented to the emergency centre (EC) with dyspnoea, and their chest X-rays (CXR) revealed the “water bottle sign”, which is the typical appeara...
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| description | The diagnosis of pericardial effusion may be elusive, and only diagnosed with echocardiography.
Case reports: Here we report the cases of two patients who presented to the emergency centre (EC) with dyspnoea, and their chest X-rays (CXR) revealed the “water bottle sign”, which is the typical appearance of the cardiac silhouette that is present when there is a large pericardial effusion.
Discussion: This clinched the diagnosis of pericardial effusion, where the diagnosis may have otherwise been delayed. We discuss these cases, and the relevant literature and discuss the benefits of standard chest radiography in aiding in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c04dfdc0441d49a8b45c84337851a3992022-12-21T20:31:05ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2016-09-016314815010.1016/j.afjem.2016.01.004Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusionJames FoleyLai Pun TongNavin RamphulThe diagnosis of pericardial effusion may be elusive, and only diagnosed with echocardiography. Case reports: Here we report the cases of two patients who presented to the emergency centre (EC) with dyspnoea, and their chest X-rays (CXR) revealed the “water bottle sign”, which is the typical appearance of the cardiac silhouette that is present when there is a large pericardial effusion. Discussion: This clinched the diagnosis of pericardial effusion, where the diagnosis may have otherwise been delayed. We discuss these cases, and the relevant literature and discuss the benefits of standard chest radiography in aiding in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X16300520Pericardial effusionWater bottle signChest X-ray |
| spellingShingle | James Foley Lai Pun Tong Navin Ramphul Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion African Journal of Emergency Medicine Pericardial effusion Water bottle sign Chest X-ray |
| title | Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| title_full | Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| title_fullStr | Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| title_short | Message in a bottle. The use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| title_sort | message in a bottle the use of chest radiography for diagnosis of pericardial effusion |
| topic | Pericardial effusion Water bottle sign Chest X-ray |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X16300520 |
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