Recurrent pericardial effusion in a boy: A clue to underlying pericardial and pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia is a rare congenital malformation of lymphatic vessels. We report the case of a 5-year-old boy with recurrent pericardial effusion which was diagnosed to be due to pericardial and pulmonary lymphangiectasia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Deepanjan, Gopalakrishnan, Arun, Sasikumar, Deepa, Ayyappan, Anoop, Kurup, Harikrishnan KN, Menon, Sabarinath, Krishnamoorthy, Kavasseri M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10015394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36935824
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/apc.apc_212_21
Descripción
Sumario:Pulmonary lymphangiectasia is a rare congenital malformation of lymphatic vessels. We report the case of a 5-year-old boy with recurrent pericardial effusion which was diagnosed to be due to pericardial and pulmonary lymphangiectasia.

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