Key result
Emergency pericardial fenestration and antibiotics led to dramatic postoperative improvement with no recurrence of pericardial effusion in a patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated tamponade.
Population
1 patient with a pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae may rarely cause pericardial mass and tamponade; this case extends the spectrum of extrapulmonary manifestations but remains hypothesis-generating.
Case Report (n=1)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of idiopathic pericardial effusions, as it can rarely cause pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade.
Sawhney et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (n=1). Emergency pericardial fenestration and antibiotics was evaluated on Clinical improvement and recurrence of pericardial effusion. Emergency pericardial fenestration and antibiotics led to dramatic postoperative improvement with no recurrence of pericardial effusion in a patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated tamponade.
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