Abstract

A 71-year-old woman was admitted with a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade. Emergency transthoracic echocardiography showed a large amount of pericardial effusion compressing the whole heart. Pericardiocentesis was performed immediately and nearly 1 liter of hemorrhagic fluid was aspirated. Pathological result of the pericardiocentesis material was benign, acid-resistant bacteria were not found in the pericardial fluid, and bacteria cultures were negative. The only parameter suggesting tuberculous pericarditis was adenosine deaminase activity in the pericardial fluid, which was measured as 76 U/l. With antituberculosis therapy for six months, the patient showed complete improvement; no signs of deterioration were observed and echocardiographic findings were normal.

Alternate abstract:

Yetmiş bir yaşında bir kadın hasta kardiyak tamponad tanısıyla kliniğimize yatırıldı. Acil olarak yapılan transtorasik ekokardiyografide, tüm kalpte belirgin basıya neden olan ileri miktarda perikard efüzyonu saptandı. Yapılan perikardiyosentezle 1 litreye yakın hemorajik sıvı aspire edildi. Perikardiyosentez materyalinin patolojik incelemesi benign bulundu, perikard sıvısında aside dirençli bakteri görülmedi, bakteri kültürü negatif sonuçlandı. Hastada tüberküloz perikarditine işaret eden tek gösterge, perikard sıvısında 76 U/l düzeyinde ölçülen adenozin deaminaz aktivitesiydi. Altı ay süreyle antitüberküloz tedavisi gören hastanın genel durumunda tam düzelme görüldü; diğer bulgularla beraber ekokardiyografi bulguları normal seyretti.

Details

Title
A case of cardiac tamponade caused by tuberculous pericarditis
Author
Avşar, Alaettin; Nuran Kara Günay; Melek, Mehmet; Çelik, Ataç
Pages
482-484
Section
Case report - General
Publication year
2008
Publication date
Oct 2008
Publisher
Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI.
ISSN
10165169
e-ISSN
13084488
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2657694204
Copyright
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