RT Journal Article
T1 Massive pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade secundary to cholesterol pericarditis.
A1 González Raya, Arturo
A1 Avivar Oyonarte, Cristóbal
A1 Benayas Bellido, Pilar
K1 Cholesterol pericarditis
K1 Cholesterol crystals
K1 Pericardial effusion
K1 Colesterol
K1 Pericarditis
K1 Derrame pericárdico
K1 Taponamiento cardíaco
AB The presence of cholesterol crystals in the pericardial fluid is a very rare finding of unknown pathogenesis with no more than 100 reported cases in literature. Patients with cholesterol pericarditis usually have large volume spills of slow development that are well tolerated, rarely causing cardiac tamponade or constrictive pericarditis. We report a case of cholesterol pericarditis with a severe pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade in a patient with an uncertain diagnosis of tuberculosis.
PB Clinical Laboratory Publications
SN 1433-6510
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2385
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2385
LA en
NO González Raya A, Avivar Oyonarte C, Benayas Bellido P. Massive pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade secundary to cholesterol pericarditis. Clin Lab. 2012; 58(7-8):817-20
NO Case Reports; Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD May 11, 2025