A case report of capillary leak syndrome with recurrent pericardial and pleural effusions

A rare cause of recurrent massive pericardial and pleural effusions.

Pulmonary Capillary Leak Syndrome

Recurrent Pleural and Pericardial Effusions Due to Sarcoidosis

A 54-y-old white male presented to the hospital during the winter of 2002 with complaints of fever, shortness of breath, and left-sided pleuritic chest pain of 2 d duration. He was a nonsmoker without any significant family history of pulmonary disease. He was retired, and denied any past exposure to chemicals including beryllium. On physical examination, the patient was febrile with tachycardi...

Systemic capillary leak syndrome. Case report.

We here report the case of a patient with systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS). This syndrome is a rare condition characterized by recurrent episodes of hypotension with hemoconcentration and hypoproteinemia. It is due to unexplained episodic capillary hyperpermeabilty that results in fluid and protein shift from the intravascular to the interstitial space: generalized edema, shock and renal...

idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome: a case report

conclusions the early signs and symptoms of iscls may be subtle; therefore the diagnosis can easily be missed and prompt treatment of the syndrome may be postponed. thus, the clinician must consider iscls in differential diagnosis in cases of hypotension, hemoconcentration, and hypoalbuminemia. case presentation we present a 58-year-old female who presented with peripheral edema, leg pain, and ...