Cardiac arrest following cardiac tamponade caused by mycosis fungoides malignant pericarditis

Mycosis fungoides is a low‐grade lymphoma, but on reaching the tumor stage, it can cause cardiac tamponade owing to epicardial infiltration. Myocardial infiltration, even in the absence of abnormal imaging findings, requires attention because it can lead to arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sato, Shuku, Tanaka, Eri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8603412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34824848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5042
Descripción
Sumario:Mycosis fungoides is a low‐grade lymphoma, but on reaching the tumor stage, it can cause cardiac tamponade owing to epicardial infiltration. Myocardial infiltration, even in the absence of abnormal imaging findings, requires attention because it can lead to arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.

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