Primary chylopericardium associated with allergic alveolitis.
A 42-year-old woman with extrinsic allergic alveolitis and worsening dyspnea was found to have an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Primary chylopericardium was diagnosed when pericardiocentesis yielded the characteristic milky-white fluid containing microscopic fat droplets. The pericardial effusion resolved with prednisone therapy.
D000328:Adult; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000150:complications*; D002913:Chyle / Q000378:metabolism*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011241:Prednisone