Case Report
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
Article Info
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
