Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome
The pericardial sac in a healthy person holds 15–50 mL (mL) of serous fluid.Pericardial effusion (PE) is caused by an abnormal buildup of pericardial fluid in the space around the heart.We present here a 2-year-old healthy child who presented with shortness of breath, fever, and poor feeding for 2 d...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002901 |
| _version_ | 1811241022789779456 |
|---|---|
| author | Abdijalil Abdullahi Ali Nazan Bitir Ahmed Omar Mohamed Ali Abdulkadir Ali Siyad Mohamed Omar Hassan Said Abdirahman Ahmed |
| author_facet | Abdijalil Abdullahi Ali Nazan Bitir Ahmed Omar Mohamed Ali Abdulkadir Ali Siyad Mohamed Omar Hassan Said Abdirahman Ahmed |
| author_sort | Abdijalil Abdullahi Ali |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The pericardial sac in a healthy person holds 15–50 mL (mL) of serous fluid.Pericardial effusion (PE) is caused by an abnormal buildup of pericardial fluid in the space around the heart.We present here a 2-year-old healthy child who presented with shortness of breath, fever, and poor feeding for 2 days. Based on echocardiography and following the patient's condition detoriation, the patient was taken to the operation theater. Massive infiltration like substances were seen in the pericardial space instead of suspected pericardial effusion and the sample was sent to the pathology center.The child was extubated on day three postoperatively while serial lab tests, echocardiography, and chest x-ray follow-up demonstrated significant improvement.Follow up 1 week and 3 months later, the child's chest x-ray, inflammatory markers lab test, and echocardiography were normal. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T13:30:28Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d2a9e7ed29654fe08ba9db595884dbb0 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2213-5766 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T13:30:28Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| spelling | doaj.art-d2a9e7ed29654fe08ba9db595884dbb02022-12-22T03:31:12ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662022-11-0186102463Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcomeAbdijalil Abdullahi Ali0Nazan Bitir1Ahmed Omar Mohamed2Ali Abdulkadir Ali Siyad3Mohamed Omar Hassan4Said Abdirahman Ahmed5Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; Corresponding author.Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaDepartment of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaDepartment of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, SomaliaThe pericardial sac in a healthy person holds 15–50 mL (mL) of serous fluid.Pericardial effusion (PE) is caused by an abnormal buildup of pericardial fluid in the space around the heart.We present here a 2-year-old healthy child who presented with shortness of breath, fever, and poor feeding for 2 days. Based on echocardiography and following the patient's condition detoriation, the patient was taken to the operation theater. Massive infiltration like substances were seen in the pericardial space instead of suspected pericardial effusion and the sample was sent to the pathology center.The child was extubated on day three postoperatively while serial lab tests, echocardiography, and chest x-ray follow-up demonstrated significant improvement.Follow up 1 week and 3 months later, the child's chest x-ray, inflammatory markers lab test, and echocardiography were normal.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002901Pericardial effusionPericardiocentesisCardiac tamponateEchocardiographyCancerX-ray |
| spellingShingle | Abdijalil Abdullahi Ali Nazan Bitir Ahmed Omar Mohamed Ali Abdulkadir Ali Siyad Mohamed Omar Hassan Said Abdirahman Ahmed Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Pericardial effusion Pericardiocentesis Cardiac tamponate Echocardiography Cancer X-ray |
| title | Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome |
| title_full | Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome |
| title_short | Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome |
| title_sort | pneumonia related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion with an echocardiographic finding surgical result and outcome |
| topic | Pericardial effusion Pericardiocentesis Cardiac tamponate Echocardiography Cancer X-ray |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002901 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT abdijalilabdullahiali pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome AT nazanbitir pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome AT ahmedomarmohamed pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome AT aliabdulkadiralisiyad pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome AT mohamedomarhassan pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome AT saidabdirahmanahmed pneumoniarelatedinfiltrationofthepericardiummimicspericardialeffusionwithanechocardiographicfindingsurgicalresultandoutcome |