Amoebic Hepato-Pericardial Fistula Complicating Amoebic Liver Abscess Treated With Pericardiotomy: A Case Report.
amoeba
cardiac tamponade
constrictive pericarditis
liver abscess
pericardial effusion
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
accepted:
22
08
2022
entrez:
26
9
2022
pubmed:
27
9
2022
medline:
27
9
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36158434
doi: 10.7759/cureus.28262
pmc: PMC9491376
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e28262Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Alsheikh et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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