Afebrile spontaneous pneumopyopericardium.
A 77-year-old woman had spontaneous pneumopyopericardium caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Chest X-ray revealed a horizontal air-fluid level in the cardiac shadow. Echocardiogram showed characteristic spontaneous contrast echoes in the pericardial effusion. She received pericardiectomy and remained in good condition postoperatively.
Tsai
W C
WC
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
Lin
L J
LJ
Chen
J H
JH
Wu
M H
MH
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed