Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation
Authors: Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia
Background: Pleuropericardial cysts are rare and usually clinically silent, but can occasionally cause life-threatening complications. The majority of them is congenital due to developmental deficits and is most commonly found incidentally via routine radiography between the third and fifth decade of life. Case Presentation: A 37-year-old Caucasian woman who referred to the Emergency Room because of asthma exacerbation diagnosed suffering of pneumonia. During the follow-up and after antibiotics, chest X-Ray and computed tomography revealed a probably acquired large pleuropericardial cyst of unknown cause. Conclusion: We report an unusual case of possible infection which revealed an asymptomatic large pleuropericardial cyst which was detected accidentally via X-Ray and was left untreated due to its benign course.
Keywords: Pleuropericardial cyst, asthma exacerbation, pneumonia, mediastinum
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Andreas Eleftheriou
Department of Neurology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurobiology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Nikolaos Saridakis
Department of Neurology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurobiology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Andreas Eleftheriou, Department of Neurology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurobiology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden andelef2002@yahoo.gr
Publication history:
Received 05 Feb 2019
Accepted 24 Mar 2020
Published in print 04 Apr 2020
Eleftheriou A, Saridakis N, Koumantzia C. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR. 2020; 4(3): 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou A, Saridakis N, Koumantzia C. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=29449 [Access: April 26, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou A, Saridakis N, Koumantzia C. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR. 2020; 4(3): 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou A, Saridakis N, Koumantzia C. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR. (2020), [cited April 26, 2024]; 4(3): 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou, A., Saridakis, . N. & Koumantzia, . C. (2020) Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR, 4 (3), 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou, Andreas, Nikolaos Saridakis, and Christina Koumantzia. 2020. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (3), 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou, Andreas, Nikolaos Saridakis, and Christina Koumantzia. "Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4 (2020), 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou, Andreas, Nikolaos Saridakis, and Christina Koumantzia. "Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4.3 (2020), 93-96. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787
Eleftheriou, A., Saridakis, . N. & Koumantzia, . C. (2020) Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (3), 93-96. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787