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Review
. 1996 Apr 19;54(1):69-72.
doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02553-7.

Afebrile spontaneous pneumopyopericardium

W C Tsai  1 , L J Lin, J H Chen, M H Wu
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Review

Afebrile spontaneous pneumopyopericardium

W C Tsai et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

A 77-year-old woman had spontaneous pneumopyopericardium caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Chest X-ray revealed a horizontal air-fluid level in the cardiac shadow. Echocardiogram showed characteristic spontaneous contrast echoes in the pericardial effusion. She received pericardiectomy and remained in good condition postoperatively.

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