title: [A case of pneumopericardium complicating a liver abscess in a patient infected with HIV].
abstract: Pneumopericardium usually occurs in a traumatic context or, more rarely, in the course of benign or malignant bronchial or oesophagogastric diseases. Although the idiopathic spontaneous form is even rarer, pneumopericardium complicating liver abscess is exceptional, and is facilitated by impaired immune defenses (alcoholism, immuno-depression). The authors report a case of liver abscess complicated by pneumopericardium in an HIV seropositive patient. The nature of the abscess, the mechanism of the pneumopericardium and the therapeutic management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier National Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHNYO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niakara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bougouma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cisse
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D008795:Metronidazole; D000658:Amoxicillin