Large Pericardial Cyst Presenting as Acute Cough: A Rare Case Report
Joint Authors
Makar, Michael
Makar, Gabriel
Yousef, Kerolos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pericardial cysts are an uncommon cause of mediastinal masses and may be found incidentally on imaging.
Symptoms commonly include cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath elucidating a broad differential on examination.
Diagnosis is predominantly made using imaging modalities, such as CT, MRI, and CXR with treatment including resection for symptomatic cysts and observation for asymptomatic cysts.
Due to a lack of specific signs and symptoms towards identifying pericardial cysts, many are identified at a later stage requiring resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
We present the rare case of a patient presenting with a sudden onset cough, shortness of breath, and pleuritic chest pain found to have a large pericardial cyst.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Makar, Michael& Makar, Gabriel& Yousef, Kerolos. 2018. Large Pericardial Cyst Presenting as Acute Cough: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Makar, Michael…[et al.]. Large Pericardial Cyst Presenting as Acute Cough: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Makar, Michael& Makar, Gabriel& Yousef, Kerolos. Large Pericardial Cyst Presenting as Acute Cough: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1140956
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1140956