The Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade

We present a previously healthy young man with cardiac tamponade. He underwent emergency pericardiocentesis. The pericardial fluid was exudative, and Salmonella sp. was grown on both pericardial and blood cultures. Further investigations revealed that this patient had classical Hodgkin lymphoma, whi...

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Autores principales: Othman, Mohd Khairi, Yusof, Zurkurnai, Hussin, Siti Aisyah, Samsudin, Norashikin, Muhd Besari, Alwi B., W. Isa, W. Yus Haniff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9666747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36406916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.07.016
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Sumario:We present a previously healthy young man with cardiac tamponade. He underwent emergency pericardiocentesis. The pericardial fluid was exudative, and Salmonella sp. was grown on both pericardial and blood cultures. Further investigations revealed that this patient had classical Hodgkin lymphoma, which explains his immunocompromised state predisposing him to this infection. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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