Histoplasma associated pericarditis with pericardial tamponade in a child

Aravinth Prasanth Jawahar; Bijoy Thattaliyath; Aditya Badheka; Madhuradhar Chegondi

doi:10.1136/bcr-2023-256265

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Histoplasma associated pericarditis with pericardial tamponade in a child

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Histoplasma associated pericarditis with pericardial tamponade in a child

Aravinth Prasanth Jawahar, Bijoy Thattaliyath, Aditya Badheka and Madhuradhar Chegondi

BMJ case reports, Vol.16(11), e256265

11/23/2023

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256265

PMCID: PMC10668139

PMID: 37996150

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Abstract

Histoplasma-mediated pericarditis is rare, and it occurs due to host-mediated inflammatory or immune response to adjacent mediastinal adenitis or pneumonitis. It is usually self-limited and rarely progresses to a disseminated infection in an immunocompetent individual. In rare instances, it can occur without pulmonary manifestations, making the diagnosis challenging given the broad list of differentials that can be considered as in our patient who initially presented with an isolated pericardial effusion with tamponade needing emergent pericardiocentesis.

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Title: Subtitle: Histoplasma associated pericarditis with pericardial tamponade in a child
Creators: Aravinth Prasanth Jawahar - University of Iowa
Bijoy Thattaliyath - University of Iowa
Aditya Badheka - University of Iowa
Madhuradhar Chegondi - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMJ case reports, Vol.16(11), e256265
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256265
PMID: 37996150
PMCID: PMC10668139
NLM abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep
eISSN: 1757-790X
Language: English
Date published: 11/23/2023
Academic Unit: Critical Care; Cardiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984514963502771

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