'Idiopathic' Effusions Get a Proper Name

Derick Nelson Jenkins, Katie V. Bean, Manpreet Singh Malik
2016 Respiration  
Chest CT showed a moderate right pleural effusion and moderate-to-large pericardial effusion (see fig. 1 ). Transthoracic echocardiography showed a moderate pericardial effusion with mild hemodynamic compromise (see fig. 2 ). Cardiac MRI revealed a moderate-tolarge circumferential, simple-appearing pericardial effusion with features of hemodynamic compromise (dilated inferior vena cava and biatrial/right ventricular partial collapse) and small left and moderate right-sided pleural effusions. A
more » ... ericardial window was performed and fluid analysis revealed 889,888 red blood cells/mm 3 and 6,235 total nucleated cells/mm 3 with lymphocytic predominance. What is your diagnosis?
doi:10.1159/000448378 pmid:27553913 fatcat:evv4f3arf5btpgned7xik4t26q