title: Cardiac tamponade in diarrhoea-positive haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
abstract: The spectrum of extra-renal involvement secondary to diarrhoeal (D+) haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) includes neurological, gastrointestinal, hepatic, pancreatic and cardiac complications. Among the cardiac complications, myocardial injury has been more commonly reported with HUS. Literature is scarce on HUS-associated pericardial involvement. We report a HUS-induced significant pericardial effusion that resulted in a cardiac tamponade. We also discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital at London Health Science Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filler
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Ajay P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D019453:Escherichia coli O157; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D019210:Troponin I