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Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Published: Jan 01, 1970 | Pages: 93 - 96 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation

Authors: Andreas Eleftheriou , Nikolaos Saridakis , Christina Koumantzia

Authors

Andreas Eleftheriou

Department of Neurology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurobiology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Nikolaos Saridakis

Department of Neurology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Neurobiology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Christina Koumantzia

Primary Health Care Center Tannefors, and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Publication History

Received: February 05, 2019

Accepted: March 24, 2020

Published: January 01, 1970

Abstract

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, green

Pubmed Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 93-96. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

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Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1445 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia. Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR. (1970), [cited December 25, 2024]; 01 (January 1970): 93-96. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

Harvard Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia (1970) Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. EJMCR, 01 (January 1970): 93-96. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

Chicago Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia. "Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation." 01 (1970), 93-96. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia. "Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation." 01.January 1970 (1970), 93-96. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Andreas Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Saridakis, Christina Koumantzia (1970) Pneumonia reveals a huge pleuropericardial cyst: a case presentation. , 01 (January 1970), 93-96. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1549190787