Lesson of the month 1: Pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Sawhney, V.
Lesson of the month 1: Pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae - 2014
NMUH Staff Publications 14
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">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 <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">mass</span> and cardiac <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">tamponade</span> associated with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. This required emergency <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> fenestration. The patient improved dramatically postoperatively on antibiotics and there was no recurrence of the <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> 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 <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> effusions.</span>
Lesson of the month 1: Pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae - 2014
NMUH Staff Publications 14
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">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 <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">mass</span> and cardiac <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">tamponade</span> associated with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. This required emergency <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> fenestration. The patient improved dramatically postoperatively on antibiotics and there was no recurrence of the <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> 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 <span class="highlight" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;">pericardial</span> effusions.</span>