title: Acalculous cholecystitis and tamponade: an unusual combination?
abstract: Although pericardial effusion is a well-known feature of Churg-Strauss syndrome, cardiac tamponade has rarely been encountered. The present report describes a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome that presented as an acute cholecystitis and was complicated by tamponade. Histopathological exam of both pericardium and gall bladder was conclusive for Churg-Strauss syndrome.
authors: Cardiovascular Centre, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium. guy.lenders@gmail.com
authors: Guy
authors: G
authors: Lenders
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Goethals
authors: Sofie
authors: S
authors: Verstreken
authors: Riet
authors: R
authors: Dierckx
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Vanderheyden
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography