Pericardial Effusion:Report of Three Unusual Cases.
- Author:
Chang Ho JEON
1
;
Seon Young HONG
;
Min Seob SONG
;
Chul Ho KIM
;
Yoon Ho HWANG
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Inje University, School of Medicine, Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pericardial effusion;
Mycoplasma peumonia;
Rickettsia tsustugamushi;
Constrictive pericarditis
- MeSH:
Bacterial Infections;
Child;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Humans;
Hypothyroidism;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Pericardial Effusion;
Pericarditis;
Pericarditis, Constrictive;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma;
Rickettsia Infections;
Thoracic Surgery;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society
2002;6(1):97-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pericardial effusions can be developed by any form of pericarditis; infective pericarditis such as viral or bacterial infection and non-infective, inflammatory pericarditis related with generalized disease such as end-stage renal disease or connective tissue disease and irradiation, postpericardiectomy syndrome, drugs and non-inflammatory pericarditis by malignancy, hypothyroidism, trauma on chest. In children, pericardial effusions are usually related with viral infection, generalized disease or cardiac surgery. We experienced three unusual cases of pericadial effusion by Mycoplasma pneumonia infection, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi infection and post-thoracotomy effusive constrictive pericarditis.
