Afebrile spontaneous pneumopyopericardium

Int J Cardiol. 1996 Apr 19;54(1):69-72. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02553-7.

Abstract

A 77-year-old woman had spontaneous pneumopyopericardium caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Chest X-ray revealed a horizontal air-fluid level in the cardiac shadow. Echocardiogram showed characteristic spontaneous contrast echoes in the pericardial effusion. She received pericardiectomy and remained in good condition postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pericardial Effusion / microbiology*
  • Pericardial Effusion / surgery
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Pneumopericardium / diagnosis
  • Pneumopericardium / microbiology*
  • Pneumopericardium / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed