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Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass
Joint Authors
Racanelli, Vito
Vacca, Angelo
Cicco, Sebastiano
Solimando, Antonio G.
Leone, Patrizia
Battaglia, Stefano
Ria, Roberto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary systemic amyloidosis is not easily diagnosed.
The immunoglobulin deposits are usually localized in the kidney, heart, and liver.
We describe an unusual case of a patient suffering from a pericardial amyloidoma with internal calcifications and air bubbles that compressed the right ventricle and shifted the heart to the left.
Since the patient was in shock, urgent pericardiotomy was performed.
This site showed PET uptake.
A monoclonal component was present.
On these findings, differential diagnoses included multiple myeloma and atypical pericardial tuberculosis, whereas a periumbilical fat tissue biopsy demonstrated amyloidosis.
A previous Salmonella species infection had most likely stimulated the production of amyloid.
The patient received bortezomib/dexamethasone treatment and achieved a good response.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cicco, Sebastiano& Solimando, Antonio G.& Leone, Patrizia& Battaglia, Stefano& Ria, Roberto& Vacca, Angelo…[et al.]. 2018. Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cicco, Sebastiano…[et al.]. Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cicco, Sebastiano& Solimando, Antonio G.& Leone, Patrizia& Battaglia, Stefano& Ria, Roberto& Vacca, Angelo…[et al.]. Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass. Case Reports in Hematology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144079
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144079