[Aspergillus pericarditis with cardiac tamponade and haemophagocytic syndrome: a non-classical case of immunodeficiency]

Rev Med Liege. 2006 Oct;61(10):713-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who died in a context of haemophagocytic syndrome with multiple opportunist infections:viral, mycobacterial and fungal. To our knowledge, this is the tenth case of invasive aspergillosis manifested by an aspergillus pericarditis with cardiac tamponade. Search for HIV infection, neoplasia, haematological malignancies was negative. In addition, the patient carried on a nonviral, non-ethylic cirrhosis, the etiology of which remained unknow. We will particularly develop the aspergillus pericarditis with cardiac tamponade and the haemophagocytic syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillosis / complications*
  • Cardiac Tamponade / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / complications*
  • Pericarditis / complications*
  • Pericarditis / microbiology*