Pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade in a Nigerian child with acute osteomyelitis
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Unusual cause of pyopericardium with tamponade
Acute pyopericardium due to tuberculosis is uncommon even in high prevalence countries. We report an unusual case of acute pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade complicating tuberculosis pneumonia of lingula in an adult. Prompt catheter drainage of pyopericardium under echocardiographic guidance and six month course of anti-tuberculosis treatment resulted in complete recovery without any sequel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Echography
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2211-4122
DOI: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_45_16