Spontaneous pneumopericardium related to active cytomegaloviral infection in a lung transplant recipient. The Groningen Lung Transplantation Group.
Spontaneous pneumopericardium occurred in a patient almost 4 weeks after bilateral lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. The patient had no specific complaints and was in stable haemodynamic condition. We suggest that this pneumopericardium was related to a concomitant active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. After treatment of the CMV infection, the pneumopericardium resolved spontaneously.
Mannes
G P
GP
Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
van der Bij
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de Boer
W J
WJ
D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed