A progressive pericardial effusion caused by psittacosis.
A patient developed signs of a progressive pericardial effusion over a period of eight days. Diagnostic and therapeutic pericardiocentesis was performed. Viral titres to psittacosis rose from less than 1:8 to greater than 1:256 indicating recent infection.
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Department of Medicine II, St George's Hospital, London.
Stewart
J T
JT
Bernstein
J J
JJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis