Mediastinal tubercular lymph node eroding into pericardium causing acute pyopericardium and cardiac tamponade.

We describe a case of extensive mediastinal tubercular lymph node mass in which the caseous necrotic material found its way into pericardial sac causing acute pyopericardium and cardiac tamponade. PMID: 24401544 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24401544?dopt=Abstract

Source: Tropical Doctor - January 8, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Kasilingam SK, Sinha N, Kambar V, Govindagoudar MB Tags: Trop Doct Source Type: research

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