Pneumonia-related infiltration of the pericardium mimics pericardial effusion, with an echocardiographic finding, surgical result, and outcome

• Main Authors: Abdijalil Abdullahi Ali (Author), Nazan Bitir (Author), Ahmed Omar Mohamed (Author), Ali Abdulkadir Ali Siyad (Author), Mohamed Omar Hassan (Author), Said Abdirahman Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pericardial sac in a healthy person holds 15-50 mL (mL) of serous fluid.Pericardial effusion (PE) is caused by an abnormal buildup of pericardial fluid in the space around the heart.We present here a 2-year-old healthy child who presented with shortness of breath, fever, and poor feeding for 2 d...