Spontaneous pneumopericardium related to active cytomegaloviral infection in a lung transplant recipient. The Groningen Lung Transplantation Group.
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Spontaneous pneumopericardium occurred in a patient almost 4 weeks after bilateral lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. The patient had no specific complaints and was in stable haemodynamic condition. We suggest that this pneumopericardium was related to a concomitant active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. After treatment of the CMV infection, the pneumopericardium resolved spontaneously.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 8 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995