Repetitive yawning associated with cardiac tamponade.
Yawning occurs frequently in daily life and is often attributed to boredom and fatigue. Rarely, it may be a symptom of serious underlying medical illness, primarily involving the central nervous system. We report a case of acute cardiac tamponade resulting from a large, malignant pericardial effusion. The patient manifested striking repetitive yawning that resolved immediately after pericardial drainage. An association between repetitive yawning and acute cardiac tamponade has not been previously described.
Krantz
Mori J
MJ
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80204-4507, USA. mkrantz@dhha.org
Lee
Jenny K
JK
Spodick
David H
DH
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015000:Yawning / Q000502:physiology*