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- Title
Lesson of the month 1: Pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
- Authors
Sawhney, Vinit; Maksunova, Oksana; Ahsan, Syed; Ozkor, Muhiddin; Westwood, Mark
- Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae primarily causes respiratory tract infections. Extrapulmonary manifestations are seen in 20-25% of cases. Cardiac involvement is rarely reported. We present a unique case of a pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. This required emergency pericardial fenestration. The patient improved dramatically postoperatively on antibiotics and there was no recurrence of the pericardial effusion on follow up. This case highlights the often forgotten invasive properties of a common respiratory tract pathogen and emphasises the need to consider this easily treatable entity in the differential diagnosis of idiopathic pericardial effusions.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; BIOPSY; CARDIAC tamponade; CHEST pain; COMPUTED tomography; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC surgery; HEART tumors; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; DISEASE complications; MYCOPLASMA pneumoniae infections; PERICARDIAL effusion; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Clinical Medicine, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 5, p549
- ISSN
1470-2118
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7861/clinmedicine.14-5-549