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Clinical microbiological case: cardiac tamponade due to hemorrhagic pericarditis in a non-immunocompromised woman from south-eastern United States  A.

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1 Clinical microbiological case: cardiac tamponade due to hemorrhagic pericarditis in a non-immunocompromised woman from south-eastern United States  A. Safdar, S.H. Humphery, S.A. Harding, T.P. Close  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages (April 2002) DOI: /j x Copyright © 2002 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Computed tomography scan of chest 5 days after the initial pericardiocentesis, showing an interval increase in the pericardial fluid. The attenuation values of fluid were Houndsfield units, which was consistent with hemorrhagic or proteinaceous effusion. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2002 8, DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2002 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 (a) The thickened and edematous pericardium had a diffuse, predominantly lymphocytic infiltrate (H & E, ×100). Perivascular cuffing by lymphocytes was present (inset; H & E, ×200). (b) Enlarged fibroblasts within the pericardial stroma show nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions (arrow) pathogomonic of cytomegalovirus cytopathic effect [2] (H & E, ×400). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2002 8, DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2002 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions


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