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Patient with Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Suspected Right Upper Lobe Abscess Presenting with a Purulent Pericardial Effusion.

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BACKGROUND Cardiac tamponade caused by pericardial effusion has a high mortality rate; thus, it is important to diagnose and treat this condition immediately. Specifically, bacterial pericarditis, although now very rare, is often fatal because of its fulminant process. CASE REPORT We present a case

Diagnosis and management of postoperative pericardial effusions and late cardiac tamponade following open-heart surgery.

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The clinical and laboratory findings of 28 patients identified as having late pericardial effusions were examined. Eleven of these patients were asymptomatic; 9 patients had moderate symptoms including fatigue, malaise, weight gain, and dyspnea on exertion, and 8 patients with similar symptoms had

Delayed pericardial effusion due to perforation of the right ventricular outflow tract by an ICD lead.

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A delayed pericardial effusion developed in a recipient of a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). After an uneventful implant procedure and postoperative recovery, the patient suffered loss of appetite and fatigue, and was re-admitted to the hospital 48 days later. Her vital signs were stable and

[Invasive thymoma in patient with pernicious anemia and pericardial effusion].

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A 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of coughing, dyspnea, generalized fatigue, and pretibial edema. A chest X-ray film revealed cardiac enlargement, a left hilar mass, and a small nodule in the right middle lung field. Echocardiography showed a massive pericardial effusion. A

Hepatitis C virus-associated pericardial effusion and tamponade in a liver transplant recipient.

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A liver transplant recipient with hepatitis C presented with unexplained dyspnea, fatigue and edema. Diagnostic evaluation revealed a pericardial effusion with echocardiographic features of tamponade. The patient underwent therapeutic pericardial drainage, resulting in symptomatic relief. The

[Pericardial effusion and aortitis: unusual main manifestations of giant cell arteritis].

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Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis with segmentary vascular localisation, usually manifesting as temporal arteritis (Horton's disease). The predominant localisation in different vascular districts leads to clinical heterogeneity and poses a considerable diagnostic challenge. We describe a

Pericardial effusion in celiac disease.

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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affected 1% of all population in United State. Classic manifestations of disease consist of early childhood diarrhea, malabsorption, steatorrhea and growth retardation but disease can affects adult at any age. In adult anemia is a more frequent finding.

Sanguineous Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade in the Setting of Graves' Disease: Report of a Case and Review of Previously Reported Cases.

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Introduction. Pericardial effusion in the setting of hyperthyroidism is rare. We present a patient with Graves' disease who developed a sanguineous pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Case Description. A 76-year-old man presenting with fatigue was diagnosed with Graves' disease and treated

Video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial fenestration for tuberculous pericardial effusion.

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A 72-year-old woman was admitted with chest discomfort and general fatigue. She was diagnosed as having cardiac tamponade with massive pericardial effusion. Percutaneous pericardiocentesis yielded bloody effusion. Tuberculous pericarditis was suspected owing to the adenosine deaminase level in this

A Case of Seronegative ANA Hydralazine-Induced Lupus Presenting With Pericardial Effusion and Pleural Effusion

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Hydralazine induced lupus syndrome (HILS), a form of Drug-Induced Lupus (DIL), was first reported in 1953. Since then, studies have shown an increasing incidence of HILS. It presents with lupus-like symptoms such as arthralgia, fever, chest pain, anorexia, fatigue, petechiae, and rash. Though rare,

[A case of scleroderma renal crisis with massive pericardial effusion and positivity on antiphospholipid antibody test].

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A 47-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of general fatigue and dyspnea. She had been diagnosed with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) when she was 39 years of age, on the basis of Raynaud's phenomenon, proximal sclerosis, and pigmentation of the skin. On admission, her

Systemic sclerosis: severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and pericardial effusion at diagnosis.

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A 51-year-old female patient with a recent hospital admission reported to the emergency room (ER) with progressive worsening of fatigue, dyspnoea and chest discomfort. She had been recently admitted and discharged with the diagnosis of pericarditis and medicated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

Strongyloides stercoralis infection with bloody pericardial effusion in a non-immunosuppressed patient.

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A 63-year-old Taiwan aboriginal male was admitted with exertional dyspnea, appetite loss and general fatigue. Echocardiography revealed moderate pericardial effusion and histological examination of the pericardiocentesis sample revealed an eosinophil-dominated bloody exudate. The larvae of

[Spontaneous idiopathic chylopericardium in childhood].

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Here we report a case of a primary idiopathic chylopericardium in a 13 years old child. Pericardial effusion was diagnosed because the child suffered chest pain and fatigue. Pericardial drainage was performed and 800mL of chylous fluid was evacuated. Extensive investigations were performed but no

[Recurrent autoreactive pericardial effusion. Impact of an aetiological classification of pericarditis].

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METHODS A 36 year-old man suffered from fever, fatigue, pleurodynia and precordial discomfort. His family physician suspected febrile tracheobronchitis and treated it with ampicillin for 5 days. Because symptoms persisted an ECG was done which suggested acute myocardial infarction. The patient

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