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Diagnosis and management of pericardial effusion

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2020
Pericardial effusion is a common pathology in clinical practice. The etiology of pericardial effusion is diverse, from infectious diseases, malignancies, autoimmune diseases, chronic renal failure, to drug-related or after an invasive cardiac ...
Maria Manea, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Cristina Diaconu   +3 more
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Pericarditis due to Campylobacter coli infection: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Campylobacter spp. is a gram-negative bacillus that causes infectious enteritis and consists of several species, including Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, and Campylobacter fetus. Although C. jejuni and C.
Shohei Katsuno, Chieko Itamoto, Isano Hase   +2 more
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A case report and review of literature: Tuberculous pericarditis with pericardial effusion as the only clinical manifestation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Tuberculosis is a main cause of pericardial disease in developing countries. However, in patients with atypical clinical presentation, it can lead to misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and delayed treatment.
Shipeng Wang, Jingyue Wang, Junqian Liu, Zhiyu Zhang, Jiahuan He, Yushi Wang   +5 more
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Computed tomography values of pericardial effusion may predict chylopericardium: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background Idiopathic chylopericardium is a rare disease characterized by filling of the pericardial cavity with chylous fluid and has no evident cause. Secondary chylopericardium usually results from injury or damage to the thoracic duct.
Marohito Nakata, Naoko Yokota, Tsuneaki Kenzaka   +2 more
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Pericardial Recesses Mimicking Mediastinal Adenopathy on CT

Journal of Respiration, 2022
Thin-section computed tomography (CT) has improved the detection of pericardial recesses and sinuses. Physiologic fluid in the pericardial recesses and sinuses can mimic mediastinal adenopathy.
John Matthew Archer, Jitesh Ahuja, Chad D. Strange, Girish S. Shroff, Ebru Unlu, Mylene T. Truong   +5 more
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Diagnostic yield of cytologic analysis of pericardial effusion in dogs. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundPericardial effusion cytology is believed by many to be of limited value, yet few studies have evaluated its diagnostic utility.ObjectivesTo determine the diagnostic utility of cytologic analysis of pericardial effusion in dogs and to determine
Burton, AG, Cagle, LA, Epstein, SE, Hopper, K, Mellema, MS, Owens, SD   +5 more
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and HHV-8 from a large pericardial effusion in an HIV-positive patient with COVID-19 and clinically diagnosed Kaposi sarcoma: a case report

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2022
Background Pericardial effusion is a late manifestation of HIV more commonly observed in individuals with depressed CD4 counts. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains to be one of the most frequently identified pathogens in the pericardial fluid ...
Ryan R. Yanes, Greco Mark B. Malijan, Lyka Kymm Escora-Garcia, Stephanie Angel M. Ricafrente, Mary Jane Salazar, Shuichi Suzuki, Chris Smith, Koya Ariyoshi, Rontgene M. Solante, Edna M. Edrada, Kensuke Takahashi   +10 more
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]

, 2013
Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S, Brown, JS, Creaney, J, della Vergiliana, JFV, Lansley, SM, Lee, YCG, Porcel, JM, Temple, SEL, Waterer, GW   +8 more
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Pseudo cardiac tamponade in the setting of excess pericardial fat

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2009
Cardiac tamponade is the phenomenon of hemodynamic compromise caused by a pericardial effusion. Following a myocardial infarction, the most common causes of pericardial fluid include early pericarditis, Dressler's syndrome, and hemopericardium secondary ...
Zieroth Shelley, Raabe Michael, Walker Jonathan R, Francis Andrew, Kumar Kanwal, Nguyen Thang, Jassal Davinder S   +6 more
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Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade Associated with Dabigatran Use [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To describe 2 cases of hemopericardium following treatment with dabigatran. CASE SUMMARIES: A 70-year-old male with a history of dabigatran use presented with cough, fatigue, and bloody stools.
Dy, Eliza A., Shiltz, Dane L.
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