Cardiac tamponade following varicella.
An 18-month-old girl presented with cardiac tamponade five weeks after varicella. An emergency pericardiocentesis was performed and, subsequently, an anterior pericardiectomy. She eventually made a complete recovery following corticosteroid treatment.
Kirk
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Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, U.K.
Marlow
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Qureshi
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D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D004322:Drainage; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant