The Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade

Othman MK; Yusof Z; Hussin SA; Samsudin N; Muhd Besari AB; W Isa WYH

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.07.016

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The Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade

Othman MK ¹ , Yusof Z ¹ , Hussin SA ¹ , Samsudin N ² , Muhd Besari AB ³ , W Isa WYH ¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
² Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
³ School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia

JACC Case Rep, 2022 Oct 05;4(19):1288-1291.

PMID: 36406916 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.07.016

Abstract

We present a previously healthy young man with cardiac tamponade. He underwent emergency pericardiocentesis. The pericardial fluid was exudative, and Salmonella sp. was grown on both pericardial and blood cultures. Further investigations revealed that this patient had classical Hodgkin lymphoma, which explains his immunocompromised state predisposing him to this infection. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

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