An unusual cause of unilateral facial pain.
Cardiac pain that is referred to the face is a common symptom in patients with angina pectoris, but unilateral facial pain referred from a non-ischaemic cardiac source is rare. We report a case of unilateral facial pain that occurred in relation to a large pericardial effusion and which resolved on drainage of the effusion.
Chukwuemeka
A O
AO
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
John
L C
LC
D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications*