Amoebic Hepato-Pericardial Fistula Complicating Amoebic Liver Abscess Treated With Pericardiotomy: A Case Report.
| Autor: | Alsheikh H; Cardiology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EGY., Shaheen N; Internal Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGY., Shaheen A; Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGY., Raslan S; Cardiology, Hail Cardiac Center, Hail, SAU., Meshref M; Neurology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EGY., Amro Y; Pharmacy, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Cairo, EGY., Swed S; Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, SYR., Nashwan AJ; Qatar University (QU) Health, Qatar University, Doha, QAT.; Nursing, University of Calgary in Qatar, Doha, QAT.; Nursing, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Aug 22; Vol. 14 (8), pp. e28262. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 22 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.28262 |
| Abstrakt: | Parasitic infections like amoebiasis are often asymptomatic in the tropics, but the invasive disease can cause an amoebic liver abscess. During pericardiocentesis, amoebiasis is more noticeable in left lobe abscesses with chocolate-like pus drainage. Here, we present an unusual amoebic liver abscess that erupted into the pericardial cavity via a diaphragmatic fistula. An emergency pericardiotomy was performed to relieve cardiac tamponade, and the liver abscess was evacuated through a diaphragmatic rent identified during the surgery. This illustrates the catastrophic complications of an amoebic liver abscess. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Alsheikh et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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