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Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication
Amoebiasis is a common infection widely prevalent in tropical countries with low income and poor sanitation. The clinical picture is usually nonspecific; however, invasion of the liver by Entamoeba histolytica could lead to an amoebic liver abscess (ALA). It is relatively uncommon in women and child...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7779140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33409008 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11759 |
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author | Raza, Mohammad Kumar, Sohail Nanjiani, Deedar Hussain, Azhar Azizullah, Saad |
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description | Amoebiasis is a common infection widely prevalent in tropical countries with low income and poor sanitation. The clinical picture is usually nonspecific; however, invasion of the liver by Entamoeba histolytica could lead to an amoebic liver abscess (ALA). It is relatively uncommon in women and children. Though rare, extension of ALA into the lungs, pleural cavity, and pericardium may prove fatal. Pericardial amoebiasis is a rare complication which, if not treated early, could result in cardiac tamponade and subsequent death. The standard management option is eradication with metronidazole along with the drainage of fluid from the liver abscess and pericardial effusion. Herein, we present a case of a seven-year-old male child with ALA, who developed signs and symptoms suggesting pericardial effusion within a few days of hospital admission. Early diagnosis of pericardial complication and successful management of abscess resolved the pericardial effusion. |
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spelling | pubmed-77791402021-01-05 Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication Raza, Mohammad Kumar, Sohail Nanjiani, Deedar Hussain, Azhar Azizullah, Saad Cureus Cardiology Amoebiasis is a common infection widely prevalent in tropical countries with low income and poor sanitation. The clinical picture is usually nonspecific; however, invasion of the liver by Entamoeba histolytica could lead to an amoebic liver abscess (ALA). It is relatively uncommon in women and children. Though rare, extension of ALA into the lungs, pleural cavity, and pericardium may prove fatal. Pericardial amoebiasis is a rare complication which, if not treated early, could result in cardiac tamponade and subsequent death. The standard management option is eradication with metronidazole along with the drainage of fluid from the liver abscess and pericardial effusion. Herein, we present a case of a seven-year-old male child with ALA, who developed signs and symptoms suggesting pericardial effusion within a few days of hospital admission. Early diagnosis of pericardial complication and successful management of abscess resolved the pericardial effusion. Cureus 2020-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7779140/ /pubmed/33409008 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11759 Text en Copyright © 2020, Raza et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Raza, Mohammad Kumar, Sohail Nanjiani, Deedar Hussain, Azhar Azizullah, Saad Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title | Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title_full | Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title_fullStr | Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title_full_unstemmed | Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title_short | Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Complication |
title_sort | pericardial effusion secondary to amoebic liver abscess: a rare complication |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7779140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33409008 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11759 |
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