Exudative pericarditis in the evolution of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2015 Jul 23;26(4):e9-11. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2015-024.

Abstract

Cardiac involvement in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare occurrence with a dismal prognosis, which may evolve with different clinical presentations, the most frequent being heart failure. Diagnosis of cardiac involvement is generally made by cardiac ultrasound. We report a case of lymphomatous pericarditis in the evolution of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diagnosed by PET-CT scan, and occurring concomitantly with complete isotopic remission of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes following chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Exudates and Transudates
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Pericarditis / etiology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed